For America’s 250th birthday I transformed three New Jersey state quarters into miniature works of art. I laser engraved fireworks above George Washington and his bros crossing the Delaware, then I bright cut over those lines with a graver and...
Open bypass rings are trickier than they look. If you cut them at the bottom they fall apart into two pieces. If you stretch it at the top the alignment is lost. So before I make any cuts or bends...
The Danger of Touching Diamonds
If you try to size up a ring where the diamonds are already touching, even a small adjustment can create problems. Instead of stretching the entire ring, I had to manipulate only the bottom half and carefully work around the...
Jonathan proposed to Nikki, but she said no… just to the ring. She loved him, but the original engagement ring never felt like her style so when she found a vintage filigree ring she absolutely loved, Jonathan decided to give...
I turned a Sharpie into an actual permanent marker
Sharpie’s claim they’re permanent… but every jeweler knows marker wipes right off polished metal. So I decided to fix that problem by turning a normal Sharpie into an actual permanent marker. I replaced the felt tip with silver tubing, cut...
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My solution for two rings that don’t fit together
Penny loved both her rings… just not the awkward gap between them. Normally, I’d cut a notch into the engagement ring, but her basket setting sat too low to safely modify. So instead, I stretched open the wedding band and...
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I finally broke the pattern on an eternity band resize
Alethia’s ring needed to go from a 5.5 to a 7, but the alternating marquise and rectangle sections left me with no clean options for a seamless resizing. So I made the choice to add an extra marquise section and...
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Alethia’s eternity band resize (full customer reaction)
Alethia’s ring needed to go from a 5.5 to a 7, but the alternating marquise and rectangle sections left me with no clean options for a seamless resizing. So I made the choice to add an extra marquise section and...
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The tool I use 95% of the time
Wanted to give everyone a quick breakdown of my Badeco tools and how I use them. This is the Badeco MX-4 Touch Evolution system. It holds 4 motor attachments. I use the RS2000 high torque hand piece for most of...
