Suggested Tools and Supplies

Tool List:

safety glasses 

digital caliper (available at Harbor Freight and online for around $20)

scribe or fine point marker

basic jewelry making tools, including: 

round nose pliers 

flat nose pliers 

chain nose pliers 

hand files or needle files 

jeweler's saw and blades (#3/0 or #4/0) 

small hammer 

metal shears 

rawhide mallet 

bench pin 

bench block 

sandpaper/polishing papers 

optional: 

texture hammer

work light 

magnifying glasses or optivisor

miter vise/jig

tube cutting jig

bezel setting punches

setting burs(5.0 or 5.2mm recommended for 5.6mm tube)

drill bits 1.0mm, 1.5mm or 1.6mm, 2.0mm

Suggested Materials

24g (0.5mm) sterling silver sheet 1.5” x 1.5” (40mm x 40mm)

5.61mm sterling silver tube (Rio Grande Item #: 100429)

3.0mm sterling silver tube (Rio Grande Item #: 100425 )

2.03mm sterling silver tube (Rio Grande Item #: 100450)

18g (1mm) sterling silver sheet 8-10mm wide x 3” (76mm) for ring bands

low fuming bare bronze brazing rod 1/16” diameter (Search on Amazon or local welding supply store.)

5mm faceted stone

Piano wire 0.025” x 12” long (https://www.mcmaster.com/piano-wire/length~12/)

Optional:

steel spring (from Bic Lighter is what I use)