Off of JD's bench

JewelryDoctor · Post by **JewelryDoctor** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 12:18 pm

Here's a couple of recent jobs that I have completed using my MDX. I welcome any comments. I am and will always be a student of the art of jewelry design; and i enjoy learning new stuff.

Happy Milling
Michael

Post by **jeff dunnington** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 1:53 pm

Hey JD

Great work! Bet you wished the 4th was done for the ring.

Sorry

Bracelet look like it was a P.I.T.A. But sure turned out great.

Thanks for being the 1st to post your work. Hope to see more.

JewelryDoctor · Post by **JewelryDoctor** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 5:00 pm

Here's a Ring that I used the mill and hand carving skills. Simple design but was made much easier with the mill for the top plate.

Happy Milling
Michael

JewelryDoctor · Post by **JewelryDoctor** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 5:09 pm

Just a few more to show other examples of what I use the mill for.

Michael

Jwlrymkr · Post by **Jwlrymkr** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:05 am

Nice work Michael!

Hope everyone else will post some of their work!

JewelryDoctor · Post by **JewelryDoctor** » Tue Oct 19, 2004 1:11 pm

Here's a couple new pieces. The pendent was milled in 2 halves and waxed together and the center plate was milled to fit in the center. I noticed that after I took this picture that were some odd spots on the piece. It has since remedied and picked before I shot another photo. The second piece was milled with the center head and shank. I had to cut the channels and the diamonds holes on the sides by hand, but it sure made it easy to incorperate the trillion head with the shank.

Michael

Ken the photo equipment I use is a 795 photo box with surround lighting and a Nikon cool pix 995 fitted with close up lens. I use irfan and photoshop 7.0 as my image editors.

JewelryDoctor · Post by **JewelryDoctor** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 12:39 pm

Not all of the pieces that we mill have to be complex. Sometimes they are a pendant that Grandma has in costume that the kids want to give her in 14k and a nice opal. This was simple to design and milled with the bottom heart frame and opal head together, then the top piece. Had to shape the top piece slightly waxed together and cast. Total time 1.5 hours. Got $75.00 for materials and $200.00 labor. Customers were very happy. If you put all of the available symbols from the board and the FTP site you will have some good hearts to work with.

Michael

Post by **jeff dunnington** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:02 am

JD you are a millin' Fool

It si great to do the complex stuff but the simple is also very rewarding and very profitable.

JewelryDoctor · Post by **JewelryDoctor** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 9:30 pm

Here is the horseshoe ring that I begged the symbol for. The diamond is sightly rectangle princess cut that I squared up with the bezel. The top I milled and the base I carved to match the top. This is for a woman who loves horses...giddiup lil doggie!!!!. Oh BTW I charged $450.00 and she provided all materials.

Michael

JewelryDoctor · Post by **JewelryDoctor** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 12:31 pm

The 5 diamond I finished today the other 2 I had done before. Just an example of some easier things that the mill can do.

Michael

JewelryDoctor · Post by **JewelryDoctor** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 1:30 pm

Here's one that I am picturing with some of the process that was used in milling. The customer wanted TT so I made the ring entirely in 14k WG then copied the center area and milled and cast in YG. After the 2 were cast I cut out the white heads and the yellow ones fit right into place. This was also a wax that was milled over a tube. With Jeff's (oh thank-you great Yoda) help I was able to create the 3de file to mill. I am enclosing the 3de file for you to see. After this I have a pretty good understanding about milling over a ring tube. i.e. my signet ring design.

Michael

3de file is in 3dengrave forum

Jwlrymkr · Post by **Jwlrymkr** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 2:53 pm

Very nice!
Thanks for sharing.

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