Video - How to Make a Skinny Synclastic Bracelet (Using Cranston Fancy Wire)

Video - How to Make a Skinny Synclastic Bracelet (Using Cranston Fancy Wire)

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Course Introduction

  • Video - Welcome
  • Hydraulic Power, History, and How it Applies to YOU
  • Facebook Group - Potter People
  • QUIZ - Course Introduction

Anatomy of a Hydraulic Press

  • Anatomy of a Manual Rincon Hydraulic Press
  • Anatomy of an Electric Rincon Hydraulic Press
  • What's Up with the Pressure Gauge?
  • QUIZ - Anatomy of a Hydraulic Press

How to Set Up Your Press - Manual & Electric

  • Guide to Getting Started with the Hydraulic Press
  • Rincon Hydraulic Press Set-up and Instructions
  • Electric Press Conversion
  • Video: Adding Oil to the Electric Press and Electric Upgrade

Hydraulic Press Safety

  • Hydraulic Press Key Safety Measures
  • ALWAYS Center Your Work
  • Spacers: How Many Do You Need?
  • QUIZ - Hydraulic Press Safety

Types of Dies and Accessories

  • Video - Types of Dies Overview
  • Types of Dies - An Overview
  • Press Accessories - An Overview
  • QUIZ - Types of Dies and Accessories

All About Urethane

  • Everything You Need to Know About Urethane
  • Video - Urethane Overview
  • QUIZ - Urethane

Metals For Use in the Hydraulic Press

  • What Metals Should Be Used in the Hydraulic Press?
  • What Gauge Should I Use?
  • QUIZ - Metals for Hydraulic Press

How to Use Pancake Dies

  • Pancake Die Instructions
  • Video - How to Use Pancake Dies
  • Video: Pancake Die Opener Demonstration
  • Video - How to Open a Potter USA Bracelet Pancake Die
  • Video - How to Make a Decorative Bezel with a Bezel Pancake Die
  • Video - How to Use Progressive Pancake Dies
  • Video - Removing Burrs from Metal Blanks
  • Video - How to Tighten Potter USA Pancake Dies
  • Video - How to Add Textural Details to Pancake Die Cutouts
  • QUIZ - Pancake Dies

How to Use FSS Dies

  • FSS Die Instructions
  • Video - How to Use FSS (Fast Stamping System) Dies from PotterUSA
  • Video - Marking Your Metal for the FSS Dies
  • Video - Intro to Potter USA's FSS (Fast Stamping System)
  • QUIZ - FSS Dies

How to Anneal Metal

  • Video - Annealing
  • Annealing - Technical Information
  • QUIZ - Annealing Metal

How to Use Silhouette Dies

  • Silhouette Die Instructions
  • Video - How to Use a Silhouette Die
  • Video - How to Use Potter USA Dish Former Silhouette Dies
  • How to Make Statement Earrings with a Silhouette Die
  • QUIZ - Silhouette Dies

How to Use Impression Dies

  • Impression Die Instructions
  • Pressing Solid Vs. Pressing Hollow
  • Video - Striking an Impression Die Solid
  • Video - How to Use Heavy Gauge Wire in an Impression Die
  • Video - Small vs. Large Pieces of Urethane for Impression Dies
  • Video - Impression Dies in a Manual Press
  • Video - How to Use the Cone Ingot Mold for Shot Dies
  • Video - How to Use Shallow Impression Dies with Cardboard
  • Video - How to Use Chasing & Repousse Tools for Refining Impression Die Pressings
  • Video - How to Carve a Texturing Die on a Blank Puck
  • Impression Die Projects
  • Video - Removing Marks from an Impression Die
  • Video - How to Make an Aluminum Force to Use with Impression Dies
  • How to Use Impression Dies without a Hydraulic Press
  • QUIZ - Impression Dies

How to Use Ring Impression Dies

  • Video - How to Make a Solid Die Struck Ring Band
  • Video - How to Make a T-Shank Ring
  • Video - Pressing an 18kt Gold Ring Band From An Antique Die
  • How to Make A Ring Using Vintage Ring Component Impression Dies
  • How to Make a Die Struck Ring with the Humpback Ring Pressing Kit
  • Video: How to Make a Die Struck Ring using the Humpback Ring Kit
  • Video - How to Make a Humpback Ring

How to Use Pattern Plates

  • Pattern Plate Instructions
  • Potter USA Pattern Plates in a Manual Hydraulic Press
  • QUIZ - Pattern Plates

How to Use Bracelet Forming Dies

  • Video - Bracelet Formers Overview
  • Bracelet Former Frame Instructions
  • Video - How to Make an Anticlastic Bracelet
  • Video - How to Make a Synclastic Ring
  • Video - How to Make a Skinny Synclastic Bracelet (Using Cranston Fancy Wire)
  • Video - How to Make a Synclastic Bracelet with Cranston Fancy Wire
  • Video - How to Make an Anticlastic Cuff with a Focus on Texturing and Finishing the Metal
  • QUIZ - Bracelet Forming Dies

More Die Striking History and the PotterUSA Collection

  • Video - Jewelry Manufacturing From Die Striking to 3D Printed Wax
  • Video - Historical Filigree T-Shank Ring Production
  • Video - Roller Die Collection

Miscellaneous Tips, Tricks and Notables

  • Video - How to Remove Rust from Steel Tools
  • Video - One Way to Prevent Rust in a Humid Environment
  • Video - Making the Most of Your Silver
  • Hydraulic Press Glossary

Older Press Models - Information

  • Parts of a PotterUSA Manual Hydraulic Press with Jack
  • Anatomy of a PotterUSA Electric Hydraulic Press
  • 20-ton Standard Hydraulic Press Set-up and Instructions
  • How to Mount the Hydraulic Press to a Work Surface
  • Bottle Jack Instructions
  • Electric Press Set-Up and Instructions (and Electric Upgrade)