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>>1129623
novice jeweler here.

lots of rings have white gold seamlessly touching yellow gold. white gold is often used as a solder. look around the diamonds on some of your rings, you should see white gold.

>>1129632
That's good to know it's possibe, I've only ever seen the banded crap in the high street jewellers around me.

Is it a case of imagination is the limit with regards to how we can utilise the signet ring in a new piece?

>>1129635
>Is it a case of imagination is the limit with regards to how we can utilise the signet ring in a new piece?
you can copy the signet using wax moldings. a decent jeweler aught to be able to cut the signet off the larger ring and attach it to any think you want, so yes you can turn this ring into a new ring.

depending on how much gold is used in the ring, you may be able to melt down part of it and make a simple band for your wife.

>>1129140
>What should I do here?
Google shit before you do it. Drywall will never hold that weight, neither will adhesives. you need to shoot for a beam.

Google how to patch a hole in drywall.

>>1129144
>To hang a fucking guitar.
lol, no, drywall can handle it just fine with anchors. OP just drilled the holes to big, and needs to now patch the holes in the wall, Redrill new holes with the CORRECT sized pilot holes, screw in new anchors, and he's done.

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>>1129140
Larger anchors should do it. You might consider getting some molly bolts. If you find some that fit, you can use the holes you have.

>>1128075
Always go bigger ID instead of wall thickness. For more strength.

>>1128076
Im sorry, but what does that mean?

Also, what size would be good?

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They look like metal brackets.
Thick wood is probably best.

That style is an open security bar holder with what looks like a 2x4. I'd recommend a closed security bar holder made of steel if you have enough space.

If you want security look into a police lock. It's basically a steel bar you secure to the door and the floor. To get past them, you have to destroy the door.

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>>1127025
Were they next to windows? Could be counter weights.

Thats a window weight. They're made of imitation crab wrapped in cardboard these days though.

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>>1127025
Sash weights pretty normal to find old ones in the walls of houses that have had the Windows replaced

You know those tubes have coverage information right on the sides. Tells you how much to expect out of the tube.

>>1129983
>be op
>borderline retarded
>cannot make decisions
>must ask Mongolian lobster seasoning forum for help

>>1129983
You can buy a tube and gun for less than that shit

>>1129928
You should get a finish on the wood. What kind of wood is it?

Get one of those giant desk mats made out of the same cloth material as mouse pads. I'm sure you could get a custom one to cover your entire desk if you wanted. But as the other anon said, if you're not going to paint it you really should at least put a finish on it.

>>1129928
if you have the competence to paint something like that, you would be able to make a test board with test paints from the store.

large mouse pads exist for gun disassembly and are easily found.

Best solution is to finish it with stain and lacquer.

why are you planning to approach smaller family operations or to show up at job sites if you don't need a union because your family wants to flip homes? do... do you know what a union is?

>>1129910
I need related experience. Unions here frown upon people taking side work in downtime and encourage unemployment insurance.

Believe it or not, even if my family has money to invest, they want me to prove myself to be worthy of their investment.

Explain to me why a Union would be "beneficial" for my work?

>>1129923
I live in Northern California. It's a 'weak unions' state and unions are somewhat uncommon outside of certain fields (government, teachers, health care, etc). It is no 'right to work' state, but it is further in that direction than other states. Some places, you don't even go to work. You show up at the union hall and the employer comes to you. There are plenty of places around here that are non-union. Almost all of the smaller operations are. See if you can find a place that does things like additions and renovations. Those are generally done one at a time by small crews. Don't show up somewhere where they are building a whole tract of houses or something.

I mean does it leave some toxic residue if applied in closed space.

No you can't huff it

>>1129373
>Is this toxic?
Do you live in California?

Have you thought about a hanging scale? Thats how people in the automotive field do what your doing with your boat. Just weigh everything with some fishing line or a calibrated basket. http://www.scalesgalore.com/DigiWeigh_DWPC2X_Crane_Scales.cfm

>>1128942
Put the shit into your truck and drive it down to ye local trucking scale.

>>1128967
Thanks. I did think about a hanging scale, but some stuff I'm weighing might be hard to balance in a basket so I think a platform might be better. I also want to weigh my resin and then read what is left in the barrel after I'm done, that way I can tell how much resin I use. It would be hard to hang one of those drums, but putting one on a platform would be okay.

>>1128970
I'm going to be weighing so much stuff and want the individual weights because I'm going to use them to calculate weight and balance.

>>1128529
Use a red laser

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>>1128529
Bump.

Got lazer guided skill saw.

Why am i always 20 years behind good tech.

Mfw auto darken helmat...

>>1128541
I have three red levels and there's a reason I asked for advice regarding green. Thanks for nothing.

I would recommend something that screws together instead of hinges because it would be smaller and have a better seal.
I think there are coins that you can get that screw apart and can fit micro SD cards. You could get a small clasp that fits around it and put it on a chain

>>1126452
Like these:
https://www.amazon.com/US-Mint-Quarter-Covert-Compartment/dp/B0036VJHXG

https://www.amazon.com/QUARTER-Holder-necklace-pendant-display/dp/B00CU3KYQU

If you don't need to access it often, it would be easiest to seal it with silicone

>>1124046
>but it's filled with details
Nonsense, a casting could take those details easily.
Lead and tin can be melted in a soup can over a hot stove. If you're willing to build a simple foundry, you can pour hotter metals like aluminum or brass.

>>1124046
use wax to make a mould and recast in some other metal

You don't want to make it in something too hard or it'll either be too brittle or impractical for you to cast it at home.

>>1121147
Got it really cheap and cut off the plastic handle.

This is only a test knife to get a little bit of experience before making a knife with more expensive material.

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>>1121147
Do a hidden tang with a fairly robust timber

>>1121154
Just to clearify:
Is a hidden tang just drilling a hole into the handle, filling it with epoxy, then hiding the gaps left behind with the knife hilt? Or is a hidden tang splitting the handle and making groves for the tang to fit perfectly (as in your pic)?

>>1129781
These are mainly used for screw terminals where you don't want to unscrew the whole screw but just makr it loose and pull it out.

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chop off the spades and splice in some female jumper wires. you can pull these female connectors from old computers, etc, (e.g. the audio cables running from the DVD drive to the motherboard)

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I'd do what anon suggested
>>1129787