Calendar

Lapidary Basics
Saturday,  March 11th, 12pm-6pm
$80/member, Max 4
Materials included

Want to see what it takes to cut your own stones? For this workshop I will take you through the steps from starting off cutting your shape on the trim saw to final polish. I will also show you a short cut to making round cabochons...
Please contact Adam directly to register: merkury.metals@gmail.com

Domed Ring
Sunday, March 12th, 12pm-3pm
$95/Member, Max 4
Materials Included
You will be making a sterling silver band ring to take home. I will show you a couple of different ways to dome your ring using multiple tools. Feel free to work into the evening till 9pm, bring other projects to work on.

Please contact Adam directly to register: merkury.metals@gmail.com

Jewellery Drop-in Session
March 12th, 5-9pm

Come on out for a jewellery drop-in session with Adam.
Stewards are encouraged to come with any questions.
Regular $5 drop-in fee to attend.

Scrap to Ingot
Monday, March 13th, 2pm-5pm
$45/Member, Max 2
Bring in your solder free scrap sterling silver to make your ingot!
Looking for a way to use up some of those pesky little scraps that aren't big enough to use for anything else? I will show you how to pour an ingot out of your scrap so that you can roll out your silver into a more useful form. We will be using the club's newly acquired oxygen concentrator to melt our metal! It will do the trick quite nicely. A very valuable skill to economise your maker toolbox.

Please contact Adam directly to register: merkury.metals@gmail.com

Jewellery Studio open to members having had previous enameling experience. Bring your own prepared base metal. No formal instruction is provided. 
Only 3 members permitted for safety reasons. A $5 drop-in fee as well as a $5 materials fee will be charged.
Please preregister at crlcbev@gmail.com

Your Steward is: Bev

Rolling Ring
Friday, March 17th, 4pm-8pm  
$125/member, Max 3
Materials included
You will be making a sterling silver rolling band ring to take home. This is the kind of ring that consists of 3 separate bands that roll over one another while on your finger. Great ring to fidget with :) 

Please contact Adam directly to register at: merkury.metals@gmail.com

Studios open for use by members familiar with equipment. No formal instruction is provided. A $5 drop-in fee will be charged.

Your Stewards are: Isaac and Dale

Commercial Prong Setting
Monday March 20th, 6pm-9pm
$80/Member, Max 4
Materials Kit $40

Go to the next level of adding faceted gems to your work with a prong setting. You will learn how to cut a seat for the faceted stone in a prong setting you will be soldering to your practice plate. This kind of setting can be used in many different ways to add an extra element to your pieces. You will be challenged but excited at the possibilities!

Material kits will include:
- 5pcs of 3mm clear cubic zirconias
- 5pcs of sterling silver prong settings
- practice plate to solder settings to
- 2.7mm hart bur
- 3" medium solder wire

Please contact Adam directly to register: merkury.metals@gmail.com

Jewellery studio is open to members familiar with equipment. $5  studio fee will be charged.  No formal instruction will be provided.

Your Steward is: Brent

Build Your Own Prong Setting
Friday, March 24th, 6pm-9pm
$95/ Member, Max 4
Materials Included
This type of setting will give you a bit of a break with creativity :) This is an alternative setting that can be used for not only cabochon stones but also irregular shaped items like small ammonites. You will be using your creativity to build a setting that will allow you to see more of your stone than a bezel setting. You will be challenged but excited at the possibilities!
Bring something you would like to wear as a pendant. There will also be stones available for purchase.

Please contact Adam directly to register at: merkury.metals@gmail.com

Flush Setting
Saturday, March 25th, 12pm-3pm
$80/Member, Max 3
Materials Kit $30
Adding faceted gems to your work can be very rewarding. This method of setting is quite accessible. You will learn how to cut a seat for the stone and set a faceted gem into the surface of your practice plate. This type of setting will allow you to add little shiny pops of colour to the surface of your piece whether it's on a ring, pendant or earrings you will enjoy seeing those little flashes of light and colour.
Material kit will include:
- 5pcs of 3mm clear Cubic Zirconia
- practice plate to work on
- 3mm bud bur
- 2.8mm hart bur
- 0.8mm drill bit

Please contact Adam directly to register: merkury.metals@gmail.com

Lapidary Drop-in Session
March 25th, 5-9pm

Come on out for a Lapidary drop-in session with Adam.
Stewards are encouraged to come with any questions.
Regular $5 drop-in fee to attend.

Lapidary Basics
Sunday,  March 26th, 12pm-6pm
$80/member, Max 4
Materials included

Want to see what it takes to cut your own stones? For this workshop I will take you through the steps from starting off cutting your shape on the trim saw to final polish. I will also show you a short cut to making round cabochons...
Please contact Adam directly to register: merkury.metals@gmail.com

Sawing and Piercing
Monday, March 27th, 6pm-9pm
$85/member, Max 4
Materials included

Getting to know your saw frame and how to use it, is fundamental to jewellery fabrication. Getting comfortable with your saw frame can open up many new design opportunities for your work. This class is great for beginners just starting out and developing their skills as well as those needing to practice or brush up on this important skill.

Please contact me directly to register at: merkury.metals@gmail.com