Basic Tools for Jewelry and Metalsmithing

Students often ask for a list of basic tools, here it is. With access to a torch, and a flex shaft, and these very basic hand tools, you can execute 90% of the techniques we use to make jewelry. Acquire them as you can, buy the best quality you can afford.

Tools provided in the studio include: torches and pickle; hammers, things to hammer on; polishing machine, buffs and compounds; cleaning supplies and materials; flex shaft and drill press, sanding machine, rolling mill, bench shear.

Tools for Beginning Jewelry

Please mark your tools with your ID when you bring them to class

OptiVisor

Bench pin

6” millimeter ruler

Millimeter gauge

Dividers

Saw Frame. Saw blades, 2/0, 4/0, 6/0

Files

Half round hand file – 6- 8”, 0 cut, #2 cut

Flat hand file 6 – 8”, #2 cut

Set of escapement files, #2 cut, or #4 cut

Set of needle files, #2 cut

Pliers:

Chain nose

Round nose

Flat

Half round/ flat

Parallel jaw

Side cutters

Sanding papers and sticks

Soldering tweezers

Charcoal block, or other fire brick for soldering

Fine quality tweezers for bench work

Hard, medium, easy solder- sheet or wire

Drill bits

Accessories for flex shaft- burs, rubber grinding and polishing wheels, split mandrel for sanding,

Planishing hammer

Leather mallet

Judy Parady © 2008

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