Description

Instructor: Nicole Ringgold

Class: Leaves and Branches

Date of Class: 02/03/2020

Time: 9:00 am until 5:30 pm

Level: Intermediate. Previous soldering experience is recommended.

Class Fee: $195

Kit Fee: $95 (payable at class time)

Kit Fee includes these metals and use of the following:

3×3” sheet 22-gauge sterling silver, dead soft

20 gauge sterling silver wire, half-hard

3’ 18 gauge sterling silver wire, half-hard

3’ 16 gauge sterling silver wire, half-hard

handout

soldering stations – torches, fuel, solder, flux, platforms, picks, quench bowls, towels, splitters, hoses and torch tips

table protection

pickle

LOS patina

Baking Soda for neutralizer

Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water

Flex shafts

all needed flex shaft accessories – burs, bits, grinders, sanders, etc.

silicone discs

fine fiber wheel

Double third hands

Sandpaper

Ring mandrel

Liquid cement

Tongues

Files

Wax for saw blades

Chasing and burnishing stakes

Tracing paper

Student Supply List

newish flat charcoal block (to set your work up on to carry to soldering station)

work light

Safety glasses/Magnifiers (Optivisor)

Jewelers saw and blades (#2/0-4/0)

Bench Pin and 3” or 4” C-Clamp to secure bench pin (tables vary in thickness)

Pliers-flat nose, chain nose, round nose, half-round/flat

forming pliers

Small jars/plastic bags for scraps

Tweezers

Sharpies and pencils

Note Pad

Scissors

Ruler/tape measure

sanding sticks

Calipers – digital calipers can be found online or at Harbor Freight for around $20

Rawhide mallet

Chasing hammer

Double third hand – if you would like to bring your own. like this

Scribe

flush cutters

small ballpeen hammer

Optional Student Supply List

Extra sheet metal of choice – silver, copper, gold

Extra wire Metal shears

ring mandrel – we will have one but bring your own if you can

Additional Class Comments:

Because this is not a dedicated jewelry/metals studio, we ask you to bring a lot of tools. Some people will be willing to share, but don’t rely on that if there are certain tools you usually work with.

Instructor Email Address: ringgoldnic@gmail.com

Instructor Website: nicoleringgold.com   ******************************************************************************************************************

**** PRE-ORDER YOUR CLASS SUPPLIES TODAY! Many of our students have asked us to help streamline the process of gathering their supplies and tools for classes, and we have come up with a way we think will work for you. SJ Jewelry Supply in Phoenix is owned and operated by a wonderful family, headed by Mario Morales. His wife, Erika, and son, Steven, round out the staff, and they are excited to help make gathering your supplies easy and stress free. We guarantee they will make life easier for you! No kidding! Here’s how it will work….

• Once you have determined what you will need for each class, send an email with your request for products and/or tools to SJ Jewelry Supply
  • Go to our website, open the class description for each of the classes in which you are enrolled, scroll down to the section “Student Supplies,” cut and paste the items you want to purchase into an email to Mario.
  • Here’s their email address mailto:info@sjjewelrysupply.com
• When they receive your email, they will send you a return email acknowledging receipt of your request
  • In this email, they will instruct you about payment methods 
• Once your order is filled, they will send you a second email with confirmation stating your order is complete
  • Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in Tucson

 Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes! **********************************************************************************************************************