La mayoría de mi experiencia fue aprendida dentro la comunidad hispana. Es un orgullo mexicano poder representar este talento que tiene raíces de México. It is an honor to be able to represent this talent and skill as having Mexican roots. Most of my experience was learned within the Mexican community and I'm here to translate a lot of what goes on within the Latin jewelry repair community.

We have been operating a jewelry repair spot inside a grocery store now for 2 years and we do get repairs in every single day now enough to provide with consistent examples of your common everyday repairs. You will see firsthand what it takes for people to keep coming back for quality service.

There's several I've personally tried including magic green powder, stuller's pink solution, Rio grande both clear and pink ones, and others. Unfortunately the best kind so far is ammonia. Another good one I have tried frothing is goof off orange oily stuff. I dipped once in that then in plain water that's in the ultrasonic and everything just flies off like bats out the gates. Again proper ventilation and mask is preferred. Feel free to share your experiences.

This knowledge itself is very valuable as your capable to tell between real and fake, natural and synthetic lab, glass and quartz, silver and white gold, platinum and silver, Gold and brass, etc. I buy jewelry stating it's lab when it's really a natural stone all the time. I'll be teaching you what to look for and how to keep recycling your own gold. Once you can successfully study every kind of flaw there is in a stone then you can be ready to become a certified gemologist by GIA, or other gem institutions. There's many instruments used to identify jewelry but a jewelers loupe and good lighting should be enough.

The jewelers tools can be neverending, we can continue adding as many tools as we can afford. For the basic jobs though. I can be adding as needed accordingly. As well as pictures. Don't forget that the safety equipment first, goggles, masks, proper ventilation, first aid kit, gloves, air filters, and fire extinguisher. A sink to wash face or rinse eyes is recommended. - Your Dremel flex shaft hand piece with chuck doesn't matter what brand, Foredom is the Mercedes for these. Vevor isn't bad but not as smooth, gets the job done. Also I hung mine up top on piping screwed onto bench from a plumbing store so the handpiece is at grabbing level while sitting. - Lighting is key I like using two lamps at different angles for light to reflect best off of the metal. Blue or white in color. - Rolling mill with both flat and square rollers, these can get expensive but a cheap one can work. - Bench and pin - I use propane and oxygen with hoses, torch piece, and regulators, there's mini versions that use disposable tanks - The propane and oxygen tank, there's small disposable ones - Alcohol and boric acid mixed - Sparex solution for your mini crockpot - Mini crockpot and copper tongs - Aquaflux for welding - Your dust collector with buffing motor - The polishing pastes for the buffer, Zam green and grey - Buffing pads and felt wheels with tube for sides and insides of rings. Triple bird wheel for high polish - Ultrasonic cleaner mini will work - Cleaning solution, your choice, I use ammonia with small special lid container. - Steam cleaner of your choice, I use a small one - Saw frame of your choice with 3/0 and 4/0 size saws - Every kind of pliers you can think of, round nosed, square end and round, long ones, and any you see fit for yourself. - Mandrel is the metal ring sizing stick but the word is also used to describe a Dremel bit piece. - Tweezers - Solder shears