Gemstone Spinner Ring Tutorial for Jewellery Makers.

Hello and welcome back to my channel! This video demonstrates the creation of a beautiful gemstone spinner ring, which is a fantastic project for those interested in jewellery making. While it's not exactly for beginners, it provides valuable insights into the soldering process and working with sterling silver. You need to know how to cut sheet metal and solder, as this is not covered in the video. It would be great to see what you make. Good luck!

00:00 - Introduction
01:19 - Removing the bevelled edge on sterling silver sheet metal
03:08 - Measuring your ring size
03:50 - Cutting the metal
04:34 - Adding the texture
08:30 - Using sandpaper to file the edges of the ring blank
09:08 - Annealing the metal
10:09 - Shaping the ring
11.51 - Using a saw blade to make the ends as flush as possible before soldering
13:30 - Soldering
15:30 - Shape the ring
17:46 - Removing the excess solder with sand paper stick
19:27 - Using sandpaper rolls to clean the inside of the ring
21:13 - Sanding the edges of the ring
22:29 - Making a chamfer on the inside of the ring
24:24 - Making the spinner ring using wrap and tap pliers
25:28 - Cutting the wire
26:35 - Soldering the spinner ring
27:56 - Stretching the spinner ring
28:14 - Soldering the bezel cup to the spinner - sweat soldering, filing and set up.
37:26 - De - soldering a mistake
38:29 - Setting up again to solder
39:50 - Cleaning up and removing the excess solder
41:00 - Lazy polishing!
41:28 - Setting the gemstone
45:05 - Polishing the bezel cup
45:21 - Flaring the spinner ring