I want to share this video with you because many people are interested in starting a permanent jewelry business. They have written and asked how hard it is to master and whether they should get one-on-one lessons. I documented my friend Heather’s first time welding on the Orion Micro Welder. She is a portfolio manager with no […]
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In this video I show the trick to getting a straight and clean hand stamp a letter onto an oval gold filled stamping disc connector. Afterwards, I weld the connector into a permanent bracelet using the Orion mPulse Micro Welder. There are many pre-made initial bracelet connectors on the market that are easy to use. […]
Permanent Jewelry with Orion Micro Welder In this video I show some tricks of fine tuning your welding control by adjusting the power setting. Also by adjusting the electrode of the Orion Micro Welder. This is especially important when welding permanent jewelry, which requires connections of fine jump rings. To give a good visual demonstration, […]
Permanent Jewelry with Orion Micro Welder It is recommended that operators wear dark protective safety goggles when welding. In traditional industrial welding, there are huge sparks, flying metal and very bright and sustained light. The intensity of the light, and its UV rays will cause permanent damage to the eye. When I was young, I […]
Welding Permanent Bracelets In this videohttps://youtu.be/nRDM5nuB7mk I show you how to weld a permanent bracelet (forever bracelet) using the Orion Micro Welder mPulse. The chain that I use is a sterling silver beading chain, which I wholesale. The diameter is 0.5mm (24 ga), thin enough to go through regular sized pearls, 4mm Swarovski bicones and many […]
In this video, I show how to reduce the size of jump rings for permanent bracelet welding. However, the same principles apply for general silversmithing and beading, and from any size of jump ring to something smaller. This is a useful trick to remember because you may want very small jump rings which are not carried […]
Permanent Jewelry with Orion Micro Welder Gold filled chains are a great option for permanent bracelets, if you do not wish to have the expense of solid gold (I wholesale both!). Here are 5 things you need to know about gold filled permanent bracelets: 1. Gold filled is not the same as heavy plating. There […]
In this video, I show how to make a chain ring right on the hand, welding with the Orion Micro Welder mPulse. Rings are the original permanent jewelry! If you are like me, and have big knuckles on skinny fingers, then conventional rings are not very comfortable. Rings that are big enough to go over […]
We all have old jewelry that is beautiful or has sentimental value that we can no longer wear. For example, baby ring, single earring from a lost pair, inherited ring…we all have lots of those! You can now turn old jewelry into an unique permanent bracelet that is both sentimental and an interesting conversation piece. […]
In this video, I filmed the process of making a permanent gold filled bracelet with a birthstone charm, welding with the Orion Micro Welder mPulse. You can substitute the chain and the birthstone charm very easily. If you want the charm to be able to slide, you can use a larger jump ring. You can […]