Power of the Hydraulic Press with Peter Gilroy
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Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28 from 9 am to 5 pm. $345 members, $395 non-members. Become a member to take advantage of discounted pricing for all our classes.
See below for more information and our cancellation policy
Is there anything a Bonny Doon press CAN'T do? Very little! With a Bonny Doon hydraulic press, you can create everything from statuesque vessels to intricate (sometimes very small) seamless works of art and jewelry pieces. A press can literally turn a vessel inside-out and create detail as fine as seen on coins. In this two-day workshop you will learn all about hydraulic die-forming, a process empowering the artist with 20 tons of strength, increased productivity and the potential to create in ways other methods cannot. Come learn the tooling and techniques to bring your work to the next level .
In this 2-day workshop, you will learn:
• Texturing metal with Rolling Mill Plates by embossing on the press or rolling through the rolling mill.
• You'll learn about the die-making process, including design and layout, starting with simple die-making techniques you can do in minutes.
• You'll gain an understanding of "appropriate engineering" and "appropriate designing" so that you can use the simplest and most effective techniques to get the desired finished piece.
• Get fired up and ready to try the thousands of ways you can add more dimension and volume to your work and to realize your designs in three dimensions.
• Learn fundamental techniques including doming, forming, bending, and embossing while you become familiar with urethanes and their various applications.
• Get hands-on experience using both the innovative silhouette die kit, the High-pressure container, and the various bracelet formers.
• Effortlessly form rings no matter how thick the metal is or how complex the design.
• Learn all about press tooling safety and maintenance. see demos of deep-draw, ring forming, brake bending and more.
• Finally, you'll quickly discover that with hydraulic forming, there's no limit to what you can do with metal!
Prerequisites for students: Basic Bench skills, sawing, filing, annealing, etc.
Dress Code: Closed-toed shoes and a tie for long hair are required in the studio.
About the instructor
Peter got his start in jewelry at a young age, working for his uncle, Master Goldsmith Phil Poirier. After college he worked as a machinist for Bonny Doon Tools, learning all about machinery, die making, and hydraulic presses. Peter has spent the last 10 years exploring what’s possible in making jewelry with contemporary and precious metals, making custom dies, and squishing things on the hydraulic press. He makes wedding and engagement rings, bolo ties, and one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry.
Visit Peter in his studio here.
Students Should Bring
Materials kit (Tools/equipment and materials/consumables instructor will supply for a fee):
Maximum number of students: 12. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.
Cancellation Policy
Waitlist
If the class is full, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the name of the class, your name and ‘please add me to the waitlist’.
Yes, students may bring any tools or dies that they have.
Let me double check the materials and see what it will cost per student. We use a lot of 18 and 20 gauge but also some thinner gauges.
We’ll be making ring and bracelet blanks in class but if students have any projects of their own to form they can bring them
In this 2-day workshop, you will learn:
• Texturing metal with Rolling Mill Plates by embossing on the press or rolling through the rolling mill.
• You'll learn about the die-making process, including design and layout, starting with simple die-making techniques you can do in minutes.
• You'll gain an understanding of "appropriate engineering" and "appropriate designing" so that you can use the simplest and most effective techniques to get the desired finished piece.
• Get fired up and ready to try the thousands of ways you can add more dimension and volume to your work and to realize your designs in three dimensions.
• Learn fundamental techniques including doming, forming, bending, and embossing while you become familiar with urethanes and their various applications.
• Get hands-on experience using both the innovative silhouette die kit, the High-pressure container, and the various bracelet formers.
• Effortlessly form rings no matter how thick the metal is or how complex the design.
• Learn all about press tooling safety and maintenance. see demos of deep-draw, ring forming, brake bending and more.
• Finally, you'll quickly discover that with hydraulic forming, there's no limit to what you can do with metal!
Prerequisites for students: Basic Bench skills, sawing, filing, annealing, etc.
Dress Code: Closed-toed shoes and a tie for long hair are required in the studio.
About the instructor
Peter got his start in jewelry at a young age, working for his uncle, Master Goldsmith Phil Poirier. After college he worked as a machinist for Bonny Doon Tools, learning all about machinery, die making, and hydraulic presses. Peter has spent the last 10 years exploring what’s possible in making jewelry with contemporary and precious metals, making custom dies, and squishing things on the hydraulic press. He makes wedding and engagement rings, bolo ties, and one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry.
Visit Peter in his studio here.
Students Should Bring
- Flat Hand File, Cut#6
- Half-round hand file
- Jeweler's saw, saw blades and lubricant
- 6" steel ruler
- Extra fine sharpie
- Magnification
Materials kit (Tools/equipment and materials/consumables instructor will supply for a fee):
- Instructor will provide brass/copper and other consumables for the class.
- If you want to bring your own silver for class feel free.18 or 20 gauge is best.
- Bring any tools or dies that you have.
- We’ll be making ring and bracelet blanks in class but you may bring any projects of your own
Maximum number of students: 12. Students will be required to sign a waiver. Participants must be 18 or older.
Cancellation Policy
- You may cancel up to 30 days prior to the start of the class and receive a full refund, less $25 processing. To cancel, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com.
- Cancellations less than 30 days prior to the start date will not be refunded.
- In the event we have to cancel a class, you will be notified prior to the start date and will be issued a full refund.
- Registration is not transferrable. You may not sell your seat to another student.
- If a class has multiple sessions, and you miss one, there is no make up opportunity and the instructor will not catch you up at the next class session. You may not join the next scheduled class, as there’s a maximum number of students for every class and it’s not fair to the other students.
- Please plan extra time to find us if you’re coming to BoMA for the first time. If you are late to a class, the instructor will not catch you up. There’s a structured curriculum for every class and its not fair to other students to skip part of the curriculum to catch up a student who’s late.
- Snow. Colorado has frequent snowstorms in the winter and does a good job maintaining their roads in the snow. Snowy weather is a regular occurrence in our area and most people are accustomed to traveling under such conditions. Classes will be cancelled only in the case of inclement weather conditions that would make class attendance unsafe. If the National Weather Services issues a Winter Storm Warning for the time period of the class, we will cancel the class. https://www.weather.gov/bou/winterguide
- By clicking on the “Buy Now” button and by paying the registration fee, you are agreeing to this cancellation policy.
- No Exceptions.
Waitlist
If the class is full, send an email to info@bouldermetalsmiths.com with the name of the class, your name and ‘please add me to the waitlist’.
Yes, students may bring any tools or dies that they have.
Let me double check the materials and see what it will cost per student. We use a lot of 18 and 20 gauge but also some thinner gauges.
We’ll be making ring and bracelet blanks in class but if students have any projects of their own to form they can bring them
