LRM Jewellery/Complete Ring Making Course for Beginners

  • $460 or 3 monthly payments of $155

Complete Ring Making Course for Beginners

  • Course
  • 37 Lessons

Come along while I teach you how to make a ring from start to finish, using the Lost Wax technique

I have 7 years of experience in working with wax, and have refined my skills and method, including setting stones. I'm here to share this with you!

This course includes:

  • what you'll need, where to find it (links!) and how to use it

  • how to make a ring base and set stones (including casting-in-place)

  • how to texture and finish your wax ring (and where to get it cast)

  • how to clean up and prepare your casting

  • how to set stones in the metal, achieving a flush-set

  • how to polish and finish the ring

  • information on gemstones, casting houses and metals

NOTE: this course includes BOTH 'Stone Setting in Metal- Basics' and 'Stone Setting in Wax- Basics'

Contents

Introduction

Introduction
Lost wax process

What you'll need

What you'll need
List and links

Casting Houses and metals

Casting houses and metals
Casting companies- Australia and NZ
Casting companies- USA and Canada

Getting started

Using wax
Hot tools
Hand tools
Ring mandrel
Gemstones
Mitigating health hazards

Making a wax ring base

Making wax ring base

Setting stones in wax

Understanding shinkage
Tension points in gemstones
Stone setting in wax 1
Setting stones in wax 2
Putting the gem back in
Casting in place

Texturing wax

Texturing wax

Finishing the wax phase

Finishing your wax ring
Packing your wax
Making Moulds

Making a wax ring example

Making a wax ring example

The castings

Finishing the casting
Added note on saw blading
Tumbling and stones

Setting stones in metal

Setting stones in metal
More claw opening
Removing excess claw
More stone setting
If your cast-in-place stone come back broken
Replacing broken gemstones

Finishing the metal

Finishing the ring
Thank you and whats next

FAQs

FAQs