Practicing using like materials will give you a parameter for the settings required for your application. Tack-, fusion- and pulse-arc equipment settings will differ and are based upon the volume, amount of contact and alloy of the material you are working with. The process took minutes to complete and did not require the clean up that would have been necessary from using a torch. Using this process, the wire in each jump ring was welded without it loosing its shape. When pulse-arc-welding the joints, three pulses of energy were used one at the top of the joint and one on each side of the joint. When finished, the wires were smooth, even and completely joined. Three to four pulses of energy were used to complete each joint. The tip of the weld pencil is held about one millimeter from the joint. The ABI Pulse Arc Welder was set on the medium energy setting and at 35 volts. The small flashing of metal provided enough excess to fill the joints. With the alligator clip lead plugged into the negative terminal and the welding pencil attached to the positive terminal, the jump rings are permanently. The reassembled welding tip is screwed back into the welding pencil. For this welding application, the electrode is recessed about half a millimeter below the surface of the ceramic collar. Here a diamond wheel is used to reshape the electrode.Īfter the reshaping is done, the welding pencil is reassembled by placing the ceramic collar over the electrode.Īfter inserting the ceramic collar, the assembly is tightened with an Allen wrench. Periodically, the electrode and ceramic collar need reshaping. Five tips come with the unit giving the user multiple choices for the wide variety of welding applications commonly encountered by bench jeweler generalists. 1 tip was used with the ABI Pulse Arc Welder. Next the parts are assemble using chain nose pliers.įor this project, the No. The metal flashing was left at the joints that was created when sawing. To saw the jump ring, an 8/0 saw blade was used. The three connecting jump rings are cut at the top central portion. The findings are cast with jump rings in alternating directions. As a part of this campaign and to celebrate the launch of Findings & Metals 2021-2022, we are giving away three Stuller account credits: a 1,000 credit, a 500 credit, and a 250 credit. These parts can be found in a variety of outside shapes for various size gemstones starting on page 373. Finding Inspiration is a campaign to inspire the inner designer in every jeweler by showing behind-the-scenes views of what makes up unique pieces of jewelry. These earrings will be assembled from findings featured in the new Stuller Findings Book, Volume 47.
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This article shows how to create jewelry, especially multiple gemstone earrings, using pulse-arc-welder or pulse-arc welding technology.
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