Making The Most of Your Flex Shaft
Instructor: Ms. Karen Christians
Level: All Skill Levels
Requirements: Jewelry I or Equivalent
Program: Fall
Status: Closed
Length: 2 Days
Tuition: $ 395
Materials: TBA
Date: October 16, 2010 - October 17, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Metalwerx
Mystified about all those burs and bits in your supply catalog? Learn what they do and how to use them correctly.
In this workshop we will learn all about what makes a flex-shaft run, the different accessories available as well as choices for hand pieces. Learn to polish to perfection, drill pearls, score and bend metal, cut perfect bezels before soldering, and set tube settings in 60 seconds. You'll also learn tricks and techniques to make your jewelry sparkle.
A flex-shaft is a powerful tool in your arsenal of jewelry making. We will look at motors, assembly, and teach
maintenance to care for your equipment so it lasts a lifetime.
Signed Copies of Karen’s book "Making the Most of Your
Flex-shaft" will be available for purchase during the
class.
Materials & Tools
There is an materials fee of $125 payable to the instructor at the workshop. This kit is jam packed with all the flex shaft accessories you'll need for your studio. The contents are listed below.
Students Should Bring with them to the workshop:
- Pieces you are working on and/or anything you would like to drill, polish, or ask questions about
- Notebook
- Basic hand tools
- Dust mask
- Eye protection
$125 materials kit contents
- 3M Radial Bristle discs, assortment (6 each, course to fine)
- 1 cup bur
- 3 setting burs Busch
- 1 slotted mandrel
- 3m polishing strips
- 1 kit of sanding wheels
- 5 separating discs for scoring and bending
- 3M sandpaper, 180, 220, 320, 400, 600, 1000
- 4 step drill bits for 20ga, 18 ga, 16 ga and 14 ga wire
- polishing wheels, points and round wheels
- 1 carbide bit
- 3 round bur
- copper tubing for 60 second tube setting
- 3 each 4 mm, 3mm, 3.5 mm faceted colored cz's
- small screw 3/32 mandrels
- 3 cotton muslin buffs
- 3 each thin separating discs
- Bur lubricant
- Screwdriver
- Practice pieces to play
- Chuck Key
- Polishing compounds
Also available for purchase (not included in kit)
- Rotating Bur Holder
- Quick Change Handpiece
- General Purpose Handpiece
- diamond coated twist drills, assortment
- polishing compounds
- Flex Shaft Kits with Motor and Foot pedal
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