ok.. amazing what coffee can do for the body...


i got this back from the casters yesterday and assembled. the stones to be set are done off site as well.. diamonds i usually set myself.. this hodgepodge of semiprecious stuff i wont touch...

was sprue'd from inside in two halfs of course as per arrows.

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got these back .. on my plate for today.. let me get stuck into it.

Great stuff, Chris, thanks for sharing these great pics.

Now for my next question, you can just say "none of your Damn business", but may I ask what something like the gold setting cost to have cast, including material?

Thanks,
Dave

Chris, Those are beautiful. Great work..................... sure glad you found the forum. 

Brett

thanks guys...

i charge design time at $30AU p/h and machine time at $35AU p/h, so from my side the cost on that gold 8 claw job would be about $160AU to the trade then the metal costs $29AU per gram and weighs in at about 7 grammes so $203AU  plus about $10AU casting fee...


all up for my employer this works out to about $373AU COST.. i add a slice for myself where i can, if i can.. depends on each job at its own merit.. some rings like that 8 claw actually only take about 5 minutes to design and jobs like the bangle for example took 2 hours to design.

what you loose on the roundabout you find at the swings...

buggered if i know what exchange rate is today from AU to US lol

this one just finished..  easy to clean up.. very simple job.

these just finished

Very nice stuff Chris. Great pics, too. Thanks a bunch for keeping us entertained! I wonder what tomorrow will bring.