My New Wubber Large Wave Bracelet Press

I got out my new wubber large wave bangle press I got in the mail on Thursday (you have to be quick to get one when back in stock )  its wonderful - reasonably priced and they were quick on delivery to Canada - so well made as well

I wiped off the bit of packing grease 

 cleaned the inside as well

Grabbed an existing bangle I had hanging - it was a thicker wire with a pattern from the rolling mill - its a pretty large bangle almost right to the edge -MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ANNEALED (SOFTENED THE BANGLE BEFORE PUTTING PRESS )  Its ideal right after  soldering but make sure your anneal the whole bracelet as you solder

I positioned centered into the press -

the press has a key - or a positioning tongue so that it will go together properly - hit with a weighted rawhide mallet - I have a heavy rubber - so I dont ding the press with a metal hammer 

OOOOOO - I can see it bend - and be wavy - so cool 

This is the large wave - #10 

I think I'll get the medium next 

APRIL 2015- GIVE-A-WAY - closed

WINNER OF APRIL GIVE-A-WAY IS :    judyklarson

Same rules as always - just leave a comment on this thread -  ensure you have an email address I can get back to you with and I will draw the winner from the list on May 1 (can you imagine that May 1 - sounds like full spring) will ship to anywhere in the world - no cost to you

What we have this months is  a dicroic pendant -  I typically make a colorful quilt of mixed dicro - black back and clear back dicro and clear capped and fire.   They are about 6" x 6"  and then I cut them up on my slab saw - and then refire - so no two are the same

Back in the Studio

I made my way up into the studio last night  - and was making my way towards my  goodies -
cleaned up one table area to work - cut over a dozen 3 x 4 copper sheets  for etching which I hope to have stamped and possibly in the etching solution tonight

I found my way to the  finished goods last night  and I'll pull something for the give a way to post tonight

very excited that I am sort of back into the studio -  they say the weather should not be too bad and if sunny the studio is pretty warm  (metal warms up )

so stay posted - will have the give-a-way up tonight
no april fools !

Coming out of Hibernation........

Hoping the weather is starting to change and that adding a bit of heat to the studio will allow me back up with all my tools and equipment
Hate not having access readily to my work stations - I could bring things down to the house (all items that could freeze are already down there )  but dragging tools and equipment back and forth is such a pain.

Started the weekend off right and went to Ottawa to teach an enamel /lampwork class and totally got enthused with such wonder students and Grace is always a most wonderful hostess

I need to make more 3x4 etched copper for my etsy store  and for orders this week and get them out and posted - along with possibly some more items to my etsy shop this year

So...... long weekend coming up - the days are a bit warmer  so I could go up and tidy a bit in the studio in preparation for going gung ho !  I so cant wait  - lots of things going on in my brain - now to evict them and get them into real projects

Wubbers Bangle press - finally ordered one

I lucked out last week - got an email they were back in stock and ordered the large bangle press
just checking looks like maybe their all gone again
I bought the large  press so waiting to check it out and see if I want to get the small one later
cant wait for it to come - wont be here till next week

Enamel Lampwork Class in Ottawa - The Glass Shoppe Studio this Sunday

UPCOMING CLASS :

PLAYING WITH ENAMELS 
NEW WORKSHOP - THE GLASS SHOPPE STUDIO - OTTAWA  MARCH 29

Play with the Thompson 9000 series enamels for COE104 glass - these enamels can be used to enhance your backgrounds - create textures - and pop your color palette

Get in touch with  Grace at the Glass Shoppe  as seating is limited - 

The Glass Shoppe is a great place to learn Lampworking as well - Grace has wonderful beginner classes and great teachers coming for workshops 

Rough cut - collars

Finally went to studio last night and cut myself a couple sheets of copper
one sheet 24g  and one sheet 36 gauge

I outlined the collar template on the copper with a sharpie pen (in this case silver)
and then cut them out with scissors - yes scissors
the 24g was a bit harder but scissors are easier to use than the big shears and the small hand shears are hard to manipulate -  the wrinkly one is the thinner material - and teh one on left is the 24g - thick enough to be sturdy- light enough to wear and manipulate

 they are roughly cut

and I will go over the edges with the throatless trimmer  - I got a princess auto - reasonable priced - you can nip away and get really nice curve cuts from it easily - as I said I could probably have cut this even better with this cutter than with scissors

Hoping I can get up to the studio tonight - hopefully not too cold - hence why I chose to cut with scissors last night in the warmth of the house

now that I have them done I will sand the edges and ensure no burs - then flatten  best I can and then stamp them with patterns - I have an idea of what I want to do  so by the weekend they should be in the etching bath