Equipment for Teachers

You can rent equipment for one or more of the projects listed below for your classroom. Rental charge is $45 for one equipment bin, $75 for two bins and $100 for three or more bins. We'll pick up the equipment from your location when the rental period is over. Rental agreement may be downloaded here.

Unless otherwise indicated, you'll need to purchase the consumables for each project, they're not supplied with the tools.  If the item in the consumables list is shown in italic, is 'above the dotted line' and has a price in parenthesis, we can provide the item until our supply runs out. When that happens, we'll be happy to provide sources and suppliers for you to order consumables.

Or, if you have another project and need tools to accomplish it, send us your tools list and if we have the tools, we'll put together a custom tool set for you.

* Indicates these tools are shared among more than one project.

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Pewter Casting 

Students will design a cast piece that centers upon a theme or design concept, carve their design in cuttlebone, and cast in pewter. Specific casting project suggestions include:  charm, amulet, pendant, ring, small sculpture...One bin contains all the tools for Pewter Casting.

Tools & Supplies

• Carving tools (10)
  
• Casting ladle & tongs (1)
  
• Tin with Rice (1)
  
• Microtorch (2)
  
• Firebrick (1)
  
• Saw frames (up to 25)*
  
• Files*
  

Consumables

• Saw Blades ($3.85/doz)
  
• Binding wire ($.10 per ft)
  
• Cuttlefish bone ($3.00 per bone)
  
• Pewter ($25.00 per pound)
• Butane (no charge while it's still available)
  

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• Sandpaper
  
• Hard objects for pushing into cuttlebone (optional)
  
• Heat resistant stones such as CZ (optional)
  

Cold Connections 

Repurpose tin container to make simple earrings using tools and supplies from a craft store. One bin contains all the tools for Cold Connections.

Tools & Supplies

• Heavy-duty scissors and shears (4)
  
• Rivet & hole-punch tool (1)
  
• Round nose pliers (2)
  

Consumables

• Metal eyelets
  
• Silver-plated memory wire

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• Tin containers
• Split rings or jump rings
  
• Sandpaper
  
• Sharpies
  
• Alcohol
  

Chain Making

 Use rebar tie wire to make an elegant and inexpensive chain necklace. Link design can be modified for creativity!
Students will learn wire cutting, filing, coil making, repetitive forming, forging, wire brush or tumbler finish. Three bins contain all the tools for Chain Making.

Tools & Supplies

• Flush cut wire cutters (14)
  
• Ball peen hammer (2)
  
• Work Gloves (15)
  
• Aluminum mandrels - 4mm and 11.5 mm (4 ea)
  
• Vise (2)
  
• Ring Clamp (3)
  
• Jewelers saw (up to 25)*
  
• Round nose pliers (15)
  
• Linesman pliers (14)
  
• Heat gun (1)
  
• Brass brush (3)
  
• Tumbler (1)
  
• Bench block (1)
  

Consumables

• Saw blades - #2
  
• Rebar Tie Wire 16 ga ($1.00 for many, many feet)
  

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• Solid car wax
  

Salt-Water Etching

 Students will use nickel silver, brass or copper; cut out discs; and create a design to be etched into the metal. They can single disc for a keychain. Two bins contain all the tools for Salt-Water Etching.

Tools & Supplies

• Disc cutter (1)
  
• Hole punch (2)
  
• Hand drill and drill bits (2)
  
• Flush cutters (6)
  
• Brass brushes (5) 
  
• Polishing cloths (12)
  
• 6V Batteries (6)
  
• Alligator clips (9 sets)
  
• Wide mouth plastic containers (7)
  

Consumables

• Copper wire 14ga ($.60/ft copper wire 14ga)
  
• Copper sheet 22ga ($5.00 for 6"x12" sheet)
  
• Copper chain for bracelet ($1.75 per foot)
  

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• Copper scrap
  
• Distilled water
  
• Salt - kosher or canning/pickling
  
• Packing tape
  
• Sharpie ™ 
  
• Sanding sticks 
  
• Rubbing alcohol 
  
• Green Scotchbrite scrubby pads
  

Sawing & Piercing

Pierce two to three separate images connected with a jump ring to create a pendant. Students will learn to drill through metal, saw with a jeweler’s saw, and finishing techniques including filing and sanding. Two bins contain all the tools for Sawing & Piercing.

Tools & Supplies

• Bench Pin (up to 25)*
  
• Jewelers’ saw (up to 25)*
  
• Hand drill (1)
  
• Drill bits - 1/16" (5)
  
• Center punch (3)
  
• Needle Files (11)
  
• Safety glasses (up to 25)*
  
• Sanding Sticks 
  
• Dowels (2 for making jump rings)*
  

Consumables

• Copper sheet 22ga ($5.00 for 6"x12" copper sheet, $8.00 for 6"x12" brass sheet)
  
• Copper wire 16ga ($.50/ft copper wire)

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• Permanent double-stick tape 
  
• Tracing Paper 
  
• Masking Tape 
  
• Sharpie - fine
  
• Flat File Saw Blades - 2/0 or 4/0
  
• Sandpaper (400 grit)
  
• Wax, Bar Soap or Bur Life
  

Color on Metal

Drawing on metal with colored pencils is a wonderful, safe, easy way for students to experiment with coloring metal. Students of varying ages and ability can create striking, highly individual results. This lesson can stand alone or be added as a final step to other metal projects. One bin contains all the tools for Color on Metal.

Tools & Supplies

• Shape templates (5)
  
• Jewelers saw (up to 25)*
  
• Bench pins (up to 25)*
  
• Files*
  
• Doming block and punches (1 set)
  
• Sand
  

Consumables

• Copper, brass or bronze sheet 22ga ($5.00 for 6"x12" copper sheet, $8.00 for 6"x12" brass sheet, $6.00 for 6"x12" bronze sheet

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• Gesso
  
• Colored pencils
  
• Green Scotchbrite scrubby pads
  
• Acrylic spray
  
• Sanding Sticks 
  

Stone Setting without soldering

Using previously learned sawing skills, students will learn to capture stones and found objects without soldering. Drilling, surface embellishment and finishing skills are also covered. One bin contains all the tools for Stone Setting without Soldering.

Tools & Supplies

• Jewelers saws (up to 25)*
  
• Bench pins (up to 25)*
  
• Chain nose pliers (14)
  
• Flat nose pliers (13)
  
• Files*
  
• Hammers (2)
  
• Hand drills (1)
  
• Texture hammer (1)
  
• Polishing cloths (6)
  
• Bezel rollers (3)
  
• Wood hammer
  
• Roundnose pliers (2)
  
• Center punch (2)
  

Consumables

• Copper, brass or bronze sheet 22ga ($5.00 for 6"x12" copper sheet, $8.00 for 6"x12" brass sheet, $6.00 for 6"x12" bronze sheet)
  
• Copper, brass or bronze wire 14ga ($.60/ft copper wire 14ga)
  
• Copper jump rings ($2.50 for 25)

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• Stones for setting
  

Stamping & Riveting

Students will form and finish metal, stamp letters and decorative elements, use hammers to apply texture to metal, rivet embellishments and blacken or patina metal. Two bins contains all the tools for Stamping & Riveting.

Tools & Supplies 

• 1/4" Alphabet Stamps (1 set)
  
• 3/8" Alphabet Stamps (1 set)
  
• Decorative stamps (1 set)
  
• Brass hammer (1)
  
• Polishing cloths (6)
  
• Rawhide/wooden hammers (1)
  
• Ball peen hammers (2)
  
• Files*
  
• Bracelet mandrel (2)
  
• Steel block (1)
  
• Block of Wood (1)
  
• Doming block & punches (1)
  
• Metal punch (1)
  
• Hand drill (1)
  
• Drill bits - 1/16"  (8)
  
• Texture hammer (1)
  
• Flush cutters (8)
  
• Center punch (1)
  
• Hole punch (2)
  

Consumables

• 18ga Copper or brass  1-1/2 x 6” ($15.00 for 6"x12" sheet copper)
  
• Brass/copper flowers ($1.00 per piece)
  
• Copper wire 16ga ($.50/ft )
  
• Liver of Sulfur ($14.95 4oz)
  

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• Metal for practice
  
• Sandpaper 
  
• Sharpies
  
• Ink pad and paper 
  
• Sanding stick