From Scrap to Stock: Rolling Silver Sheet

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[ristorinne]

Hi. Have been as an hobbyist making silver rings and other for few years now and i decided to make my own sheet and wire, so i got for myself a rolling mill. I have watched many videos here on tube and i thought i knew almost everything what comes to casting silver. Oh boy, was i wrong. After watching you tutorial i learned so much more. And the video was so well made and your narrative clear. Thank you for sharing your craftsmanship.

[barbkaper]

By far, the best video I’ve seen on preparing ingots & how to roll them. Thank you!

[christinaharmon]

Thank you so much for sharing how to correct a wave in the sheet. I had no idea that was caused by starting and stopping. Very informative video! Thanks so much!

[JayDub_]

Brilliant!!! I am going to be investing in my very first rolling mill and I cannot thank you enough for these very informative instructional guides!!

[ScottRedstone]

This morning I am planning to roll out an ingot into a sheet. Will be making tube shaped ends for a fox chain I finished yesterday. I have a used rolling mill that I got from a real jeweler who was upgrading. This set of videos told me exactly what I need to know before making myself crazy trying to figure it out on my own. I am very happy that I buy supplies from Rio Grande. It allows them to make these videos so my hobby projects leave me with pieces that I actually want to wear or give away.

[stevet]

I have been working bond Street for more years than I can remember and I think this video and others help you to reassess how you do things. Thanks

[sezstamorae]

Why would an ingot have oxides layers underneath the surface?

[rickstrodder]

Invaluable information and great detail. Thanks so much for taking the time to make and share this movie.

[jarlathmcnee]

Liked the forging suggestion, that would help and the waves from stopping make sense and something that has happened to me. Thank you

[patrickosullivan]

When I consolidate the grain structure/ Forge the ingot, I leave the little nubbin on the top of the Ingot as something to grab onto with pliers. And then I cut that off after the initial forging

[lizw]

This was so very helpful. I have never heard this before, thank you. Is this method the same when gold is the metal used?

[darrenstettner]

Thanks for the helpful information. I’m trying to roll some silver sheets but they warp really badly. I learned some techniques on your video that might help but I also suspect my crappy roller mill might be part of the problem. Looking at it, it seems the rolling pins aren’t spaced perfectly parallel to each other. I was thinking maybe I need a better roller mill but $1, 500 seems crazy expensive. Is there really justification for spending that much on a roller mill?

[MarcoJetti]

Can you please give an advise on the best thickness of an ingot to go inside a rolling mill. Is 7 mm too much or ok to start with your process shown on this beautiful video? Thanks a lot

[Christophersanchez]

Well I had this idea to use old 925 jewelry to make sheet stock. So from your first video, the solder from jewelry can affect the end product?.😳

[villaalle]

Great video! Do you think it’s possible to use a similar rolling mill to straighten a 0.5 mm brass sheet that is already quite flat? Ps: I don't need to get a thinner sheet, I just want it to get as planar as I can with a tool that wouldn't break the bank.

[francesridl]

Great video, thanks so much. What is the Fretz hammer code please? There are so many I find it very confusing!

[mikeyslas]

please tell me what that tool is called that is holding the silver bar in place type of vice

[bulwynkl]

Ok. I am learning a lot about what I'm doing wrong (probably) from this video. Thanks heaps.

quick question - if you do end up with silver oxides in your metal, how do you reverse that? (reducing flux perhaps - presuming a remelt)?
also, what does overannealing manifest as in terms of rolling behaviour? cracks and splintering?

[alheilmanmd]

What’s the pre flux mixture with alcohol and boric acid?

[cathyenright]

Thank you so much for this second video in the series. Has Part 3 been published yet?