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Tools for the precious gem jeweler are featured from stone setting pliers to diamond files and tourches. 2 Part Epoxy - 330 A water clear 2 part epoxy that takes a very high polish. Great for inlay work. Curing time is 1 hour at 70 F or 10 minutes at 200 F. Sold in 1 oz. metal tubes or 4 oz. plastic bottles. • Adhesive Epoxy 330, 1 OZ. $3.75   • Adhesive Epoxy 330, 4 OZ. $15.44   Adhesive Devcon Epoxy 5 Min. $6.50 Supplied in an easy to use syringe dispenser, this 2 part epoxy is extruded ready for mixing. Great for dopping stones, assembling jewelry and repairing antiques. Bonds to metal, wood, glass, plastics, stones etc. Dries clear. Anti-Flux This flux is used to prohibit solder from flowing into unwanted areas. Available in 1 and 4 ounce sizes. • Anti-Flux, 1 oz. $3.75   • Anti-Flux, 4 oz. $6.95   Attack Solvent - 8 oz. $7.68 Dissolve epoxy cements with this liquid without harming most surrounding materials. Used to separate bonded parts such as stones from dops or remove excess epoxy. Bead Board, Deluxe $10.95 Multistrand Design Board. Quality flocked bead board reduces beads rolling and eye strain. Soft gray color and marked in 1/2" increments. String up to 5 strands at once, up to 42" long. Our best seller features two compartments and 6 center grooves to organize your beads. Bead Board, Small $6.95 Design necklaces up to 28". Has 5 compartments to hold extra beads. Bead Knipper $6.50 Tempered steel construction will last for years. Shaped perfectly to cut close in all beading situations. Features return springs and cushion grips. Not intended for anything but cord and the very softest of wire. Bead Reamer Set $13.95 DELUXE 3 PIECE DIAMOND BEAD REAMER SET. New And Improved. Features three points and a hollow handle in which to store them. Included is a small and large reaming tip, 45 degree edge reamer and anodized aluminum body with brass chuck. Soft grip handle for maximum comfort. Beading Kit $39.95 BEADING KIT. Essential Tools for the Beginning Beader! Our beading kit is an excellent way for beginners to get started with the essential tools you need at an affordable price. Kit contains the following: bead board, #5 beading tweezer, beading awl, Basics of Beadstring book, 80mm brass caliper, chain nose plier, round nose plier, sidecutter, and thread scissors. Bezel Roller $5.00 Flat polished steel rocker rolls and pushes bezel against stone. Recommended for larger settings. Bezel Setter $5.00 Same as the bezel roller except with polished groove in the tip that wipes and sets the bezel against stone. Borax, 16 oz. $6.50 Use alone or as amixture to make casting flux. Boric Acid, 7 oz. $5.00 Mix with alcohol to prevent buildup of fire scale during soldering or mix with borax to make a casting flux. Brass Calipers $7.95 Measure Stones In Millimeters. Measure stones with these handy, rugged brass calipers. Ideal for the shop or when traveling. Small enough to fit in a pocket, they can measure inside or outside dimensions in either inches or millimeters. Capacity 3 - 1/4" (80mm). Brass Wire Wheels For descaling of metal parts. Use with Foredom or Dremel handpieces. • Brass Wire Wheel 3/4 inch $2.10   • Brass Wire Wheel 1 inch $2.10   Bristle Brush $1.90 The single row of bristles are securely mounted to hardwood centers which are made with a hole to fit onto tapered spindles. Buff, Felt Ring $4.40 Designed to polish internal surfaces, these ring buffs are made from a 3/4" x 3" tapered wood mandrel that is covered with a high grade white felt, bonded to the wood. Buff, Knife Edge $3.95 Knife Edge Buffs. The 2 1/2" hard, solid felt buffs are tapered to a fine edge for polishing hard to reach joints. Use with tapered spindles. Carving Chuck, 1/2-20 $18.95 Drill, carve stones, or buff jewelry. Designed to fit the Cab-Mate arbor, this quality chuck will hold even the smallest objects and fits 1/2" - 20 threaded spindles. Requires no chuck key. Casting Flux, 7 oz. $4.95 Ceramic Solder Block $9.02 Protect Your Table When Soldering. These honey combed ceramic blocks make an ideal surface for soldering gold or silver jewelry. The space age, heat resistant material will last for years without any damage. 5 1/2" x 1". Chamois Buffing Wheel 1 inch $1.99 For Polishing. Use with Foredom or Dremel handpieces. Dapping Punch Sets Used in metalsmithing for forming shapes and curves. Normally used with dapping dies and blocks. Finely finished points give clean results. • Dapping Punch Set, 24 pc. $41.80   Design Block $75.05 Hardened steel with hemispherical depressions. Puches will fit depressions exactly and have a satin smooth finish. Diamond Wire Blades These blades are made from a single strand of 5" long piano wire that has nickel bonded, coarse diamonds encrusted along its length. The best tool for cutting intricate shapes from rock slabs or glass. Use with Jewelers Saw Frames. |The diamond wire is also available BARBED. The barbed diamond wire cuts faster and with less effort than the standard diamond wire blades. Made with double strands of piano wire that contains a heavy coating of coarse, nickel bonded diamond. Sold in 5 inch lengths. • Diamond Wire Blade - Barbed $19.95   • Diamond Wire Blade - Standard $19.95   • Diamond Wire Saw and Blade - Barbed $30.40   • Diamond Wire Saw and Blade - Standard $30.40   Drum Sander With one aluminum oxide sanding band. Ideal for rough shaping of wood and smoothing fiber glass. 1/8" shank. Extra Drum Sander Bands. 1/2" diameter fine, aluminum oxide grit. • Drum Sander $4.03   • Drum Sanding Bands $3.13   Economy Pliers $9.03 Inexpensive Jewelers pliers in six different styles. Each plier is made from chrome plated,tempered steel and has comfortable vinyl grip handles. Available in chain nose, diagonal cutting, flat nose, round nose and bent nose. Please select the tip style when you order. Emery Black Polishing Rouge $1.18 A very abrasive rouge for the removal of heavy scratches, rust and imperfections. This rouge is not recommended for use on precious metals. Felt Buff, Midget $1.71 Mounted on 3/32" mandrels. Available in inverted, bud, round, cylinder, square and knife shapes. Please choose the shape when ordering. Felt Buffing Wheel 1 inch Solid $1.66 Solid Felt - For Polishing. Use with tapered spindles. Felt Wool Buffs These buff pads are made from the highest grade of wool felt, carefully compressed and formed to provide a uniform texture, hardness and shape. • Felt Buff, 2.5 inch $3.56   • Felt Buff, 4 inch $11.35   • Felt Buff, 6 inch $38.00   Flat Dapping Block $84.55 Two Uses In One Tool! Features 14 depressions ranging from 1/8" to 1". Fully ground alloy steel is mirror polished and is used to shape metals. The other side is also fully ground and can be used as a bench block. Gemoro Ultrasonic Cleaners Simply The Best On The Market. A ten year transducer warranty says it all about the quality, durability and value of our GemOro line of ultrasonic cleaners. From the one pint size to our giant 32 quart model, all feature a stainless steel tank with cover and baked enamel steel body construction. Also featured are illuminated on/off switch, 60 minute timer (except 1 pint model), and industrial strength transducer. UL listed with CSA and LA City approvals. Made in USA for the Jeweler/industrial user. The heated units are supplied with a variable thermostaticly controlled, heater. GemOro ultrasonic cleaners will not only clean your jewelry like no other, you can rely on it to clean for many years to come. Larger units are available (up to 70 gallon sizes) E-Mail us with your requirements. • Ultrasonic Cleaner, 1pt $137.75   • Ultrasonic Cleaner, 21 Quart w/ Heater $1,292.50   • Ultrasonic Cleaner Basket 1 pt $30.68   • Ultrasonic Cleaning Solution 1 pt $9.45   Grifflux #1, 1-1/2 oz. $4.75 Grifflux #1, 8 oz. $9.00 Hammer #1 Chaser $10.45 Designed for use by silversmiths and for arts and crafts use, this hammer comes complete with handle. The head has a 1" diameter flat side for shaping, forming or flattening objects and a round end for making decorative patterns and designs. Hard Knife Edge Felt Buffs Available in hard texture these solid felt wheels are used to polish those hard to reach joint areas. The small size permits use on flexible shaft machines. Use with screwed mandrel. • Hard Knife Felt Buff 1/2 x 1/8 $0.85   • Hard Knife Felt Buff 5/8 x 1/8 $0.95   Hastings Triplet Magnifier Loupe 10X $46.65 Inspect Gems For Flaws. Our best 10X Jewelers Loupe. The triplet lens has a completely color corrected flat field putting the full view of the object in sharp focus (1" focus capacity). Corrected for spherical and chromatic aberrations. A necessary tool for diamond experts, gem collectors and jewelers. The 14mm lens is housed in a sturdy chrome plated casing. Jewelers Polishing Rouge Cloth $3.42 Polish Jewelry. These cloths are sold as a set. The first cloth is impregnated with jewelers rouge for polishing metals and the second cloth is used for lint-free polishing. Each measures 9" x 10". Jewelers Saw Frames These high quality, German made saw frames are available in three depths 2 - 1/2", 3" and 4". Each frame can accommodate blades from 3 to 6 - 1/2" long and the correct blade tension is easily achieved with the threaded, adjustment device. The blade angle can be adjusted to permit cutting in any direction. Made from high quality steel and equipped with a wooden handle for comfortable gripping. Use with diamond wires (Standard or Barbed) for cutting intricate shapes in glass or rock slabs. • Jewelers Saw Frame, 2.5 inch $12.10   • Jewelers Saw Frame, 3 inch $12.83   • Jewelers Saw Frame, 5 inch $14.49   Mandrel, Flanged 3/32 x 1/8 $1.42 Used with all cutting wheels, sanding discs and polishing wheels. Supplied with a 3/32" shank and flanged screw. Mandrel, Large Grooved Ring $23.43 Equivalent to the large ring mandrel in size and length, except with grooves along the full 13 1/2" length. Half sizes indicated. 1" shank. Mandrel, Large Ring $22.50 For Larger Ring Sizes. This 13 1/2" long, fully graduated mandrel measures ring sizes from 1 thru 16. Made from highly polished tool steel and hardened to a Rockwell hardness of 55, this mandrel will last a lifetime even under the toughtest conditions. Half sizes indicated. 1" shank. Mandrel, Large Stepped Ring $23.91 This full 13 1/2" long mandrel has 1" wide steps and measures ring sizes from 4 to 15. Full sizes only. 1" shank. Mandrel, Standard Ring $19.69 Same as the large ring mandrel except it is 12" in length and measures ring sizes from 1 to 12 in half sizes, 7/8" shank. Muslin Buffing Wheel 1 in. $1.80 Muslin - For Polishing. Use with Foredom or Dremel handpieces. Muslin Buffs These coarse, unbleached muslin buffs are used with abrasives for cutting and preparing curved metal surfaces for a fine, smooth finish. Available in 3, 4 and 6 inch diameters. • Muslin Buff 3 in. $2.13   • Muslin Buff 4 in. $2.80   • Muslin Buff 6 in. $6.17   Needle Files, 12 Pack $12.30 Designed for filing, smoothing and finishing small parts and intricate jewelry. These high quality, Swiss-style needle files are carefully tapered and uniformly cut. 5 - 5/8" length, medium cut. Imported from Asia. Needle Files, 6 Pack $6.60 Designed for filing, smoothing and finishing small parts and intricate jewelry. These high quality, Swiss-style needle files are carefully tapered and uniformly cut. 5 - 5/8" length, medium cut. Imported from Asia. Opticon Fracture Sealer $16.43 Seal fractures and pits in cut and uncut stones. Can be heated to create a highly penetrating fracture sealer to help strengthen the stone and help eliminate reflections. Kit contains 8 oz. resin and 1 oz. hardener. Pearl Drilling Vise $9.45 Holds Beads Securely. Handy tool to have when opening holes or drilling new ones. Knurled lock nut provides quick clamping and release action. Peg Clamp $20.85 A very useful tool to hold small and odd shaped parts for carving, sawing, sharpening, sanding and polishing. Four pegs are included which can be positioned as required in the doweled surface and tightened with the thumb screw. Wood handle with aluminum head. Piercing Blades $2.51 These fine German made saw blades are widely used by jewelers for precision metal cutting. The teeth are uniformly cut to assure quick, clean separations. The curved backs of the blades permit easy rounding of corners and cutting of curved shapes. Packaged to protect the fine cutting edges and to prevent rusting, these saws are available in 12 blades per pack. A wide range of sizes are available from the superfine 4/0 for precision cutting of fine metals to the size 4 for coarse work such as cutting rings, sprues or bulk metal.|Each size blade is packaged 12 per pack. Choose the blade size during checkout. Pin Vise $5.22 Hold Your Small Drills And Jewelry Tools With This Versatile Pin Vise. The hex head prevents the tool from rolling on your bench. Supplied with four chucks to hold drills and tools up to 1/8" diameter. 3 - 1/4" long. Plastic Ring Mandrel $4.70 An economical ring stick for the hobbyist. Sizes from 1 to 15 in quarter sizes with groove. Pliers, Bead Knotting $6.65 Gives Precise Surgeon-like Control. Slim and ultra light. Quality box-joint construction made of stainless steel and cushioned handle. Simply a tool that's made for the job! Pliers, Chain Nose 4 1/2 inch $18.52 The most popular style for all purpose bending and holding. Smooth jaws with slightly beveled edges to avoid marking. The nose is tapered to a fine even point. These premium quality, jewelers pliers from West Germany are some of the finest available. Manufactured from the highest quality carbon steel and box joint construction, will provide years of use without misalignment or dulling. Vinyl coated handles provide a secure grip and the leaf springs make them very easy to work with. Very popular with professionals and skilled craftsmen. Pliers, End Cut 4 1/2 inch $27.31 This semi-flush end cutter is perfect for cutting close to objects. The jaws are at right angles to the handle. These premium quality, jewelers pliers from West Germany are some of the finest available. Manufactured from the highest quality carbon steel and box joint construction, will provide years of use without misalignment or dulling. Vinyl coated handles provide a secure grip and the leaf springs make them very easy to work with. Very popular with professionals and skilled craftsmen. Pliers, Flat Nose 4 1/2 inch $18.52 Used for gripping flat objects and for making right angle bends. The smooth square jaws come to a fine, even taper. These premium quality, jewelers pliers from West Germany are some of the finest available. Manufactured from the highest quality carbon steel and box joint construction, will provide years of use without misalignment or dulling. Vinyl coated handles provide a secure grip and the leaf springs make them very easy to work with. Very popular with professionals and skilled craftsmen. Pliers, Gem & Stone Setting $36.05 The unique lever action principle that is designed into these pliers allows precision closing of the hardened steel jaws giving you total control of the pressure and jaw travel. Made specifically for bending prongs over faceted stones without fear of cracking the stone. Pliers, Mini-jaw Side Cutter $25.27 A semi-flush cutter with a Rockwell hardness of 62 for long cutting life. These premium quality, jewelers pliers from West Germany are some of the finest available. Manufactured from the highest quality carbon steel and box joint construction, will provide years of use without misalignment or dulling. Vinyl coated handles provide a secure grip and the leaf springs make them very easy to work with. Very popular with professionals and skilled craftsmen. Pliers, Oblique Cutter $28.26 This oblique, flush cutter features an angled head so the tip can reach into tight places. The flush cut leaves no burr. Jaws are highly tempered. These premium quality, jewelers pliers from West Germany are some of the finest available. Manufactured from the highest quality carbon steel and box joint construction, will provide years of use without misalignment or dulling. Vinyl coated handles provide a secure grip and the leaf springs make them very easy to work with. Very popular with professionals and skilled craftsmen. Pliers, Rosary $27.55 A combination of round nose and side cutter. Great for making loops and cutting wire without changing pliers. No leaf spring. These premium quality, jewelers pliers from West Germany are some of the finest available. Manufactured from the highest quality carbon steel and box joint construction, will provide years of use without misalignment or dulling. Vinyl coated handles provide a secure grip and the leaf springs make them very easy to work with. Very popular with professionals and skilled craftsmen. Pliers, Round Nose 4 1/2 inch $18.52 These perfectly round and finely tapered pliers are ideal for making loops and tight curves. These premium quality, jewelers pliers from West Germany are some of the finest available. Manufactured from the highest quality carbon steel and box joint construction, will provide years of use without misalignment or dulling. Vinyl coated handles provide a secure grip and the leaf springs make them very easy to work with. Very popular with professionals and skilled craftsmen. Pliers, Standard Jaw Side Cutter $22.32 A semi-flush cutter with a Rockwell hardness of 62 for long cutting life. These premium quality, jewelers pliers from West Germany are some of the finest available. Manufactured from the highest quality carbon steel and box joint construction, will provide years of use without misalignment or dulling. Vinyl coated handles provide a secure grip and the leaf springs make them very easy to work with. Very popular with professionals and skilled craftsmen. Polishing Rouge Compound Set $3.80 A package containing one 6 oz. size of each of the white, black, brown and red rouges. Ponted Felt Buffing Cones Pointed Felt Cones - Hard. Use with Foredom or Dremel handpieces. • Felt Cone Buff, 1x1/2 $1.52   Prips Flux, 4 oz. $3.75 Prips Flux, 8 oz. $5.00 Prong Lifter $8.55 The ideal tool designed specifically for lifting prongs from settings without scratching the stone. Prong Pusher $3.42 Flat polished steel tip is set in a comfortable wooden handle. Used to bend prongs while setting stones. Rawhide Mallets Used for forming or flattening thin metal forms. Heads are heavily shellacked to prevent marring of the work pieces. Available in 3 head sizes; Size 0-1" D x 2 1/8" L, Size 1-1 1/4 " D x 2 3/4 " L, and Size 2- 1 1/2" D x 3" L. • Mallet, Rawhide #0 $12.83   • Mallet, Rawhide #1 $14.73   • Mallet, Rawhide #2 $17.10   Red Rouge Polishing Compound $1.18 The standard rouge for giving a high luster or color to all metals including precious metals. Ring Clamp $6.60 Hold Rings Tightly. A handy tool for holding rings to be filed or polished. The leather lined jaws will not mar the work piece and either end can be used for gripping, providing a choice of a round or flat jaw. Made of a fine polished boxwood and supplied with a tapered wedge which is forced into one end of the clamp for a firm hold on the other end which holds the ring. Ring Sizer, Metal $13.25 Professional Quality. For measuring normal width rings from US standard sizes 1 to 13 in half sizes. Stamped and colored for easy reading. Ring Stretcher $19.92 Made from highly polished, tool steel this is an inexpensive method to enlarge rings. Simply slip the ring on the tapered shaft, tap the drive pin with a hammer and the ring is easily enlarged by a 1/2 size. Rubber Sanding Wheel, 1/2 in. $2.27 Used with Abrasives for Sanding Screw Mandrel 3/32 in. $1.04 This screw tipped mandrel with a 3/32" shank. Used with polishing accessories. Selvyt Polishing Cloth $10.21 These English made, quality polishing cloths are lint free and used to polish jewelry without scratching. When dirty the cloth can be washed over and over without loosing its polishing quality. Measures 14" square. Silver Black, 1 oz. $3.85 Silver Black, 4 oz. $7.75 Silver Black, 8 oz. $12.95 Silver Polishing Cloth $5.35 Bring Back Silver's Original Luster. An ultra soft cloth for removing tarnish from Silver. Leaves a protective anti-tarnish coating. Measures 12" x 15". Silver Solder, Coil $17.62 Silver Solder, Sheet $8.31 Sparex, 10 oz. Dry Pick $2.85 Sparex, 2.5 lbs. $5.70 Steel Horn Anvil $20.85 The perfect surface for repairing, forming, shaping, flattening or bending of work pieces. Has round and flat horns and a hole in the top for riviting. The working surface is made from hardened steel which has been chromed and polished. Measures 4 - 1/2" (114 mm) L from tip to tip across horns x 1 - 5/8" (41 mm) high. Steel Wire Wheels For Descaling. Available in 3/4" and 1" diameters. Use with Foredom or Dremel handpieces. • Steel Wire Wheel 3/4 in. $1.99   • Steel Wire Wheel 1 in. $1.85   Tapered Spindles To Adapt Shafts For Polishing Buffs. These tapered spindles are used to hold muslin, felt or ring buffs. Just screw the buffing wheel onto taper until tight. The tapers are made with either right or left handed threads; depending on which side of the motor the spindle is to be mounted and the rotation of the shaft. All the spindles have straight shafts and are secured with set screws. Small sizes - 1/4" to 3/8" and large sizes fit 1/2" or 5/8" shafts. Please select shaft size when ordering. • Tapered Spindles Small $8.56   • Tapered Spindles Large $8.37   Tarnish Remover INSTA- CLEAN Tarnish Remover. A dip or wipe-on tarnish remover and cleaner for gold (plated or filled), silver, copper, brass, coins and flatware. • Insta-Clean, 4 oz. $3.85   • Insta-Clean, 8 oz. $5.25   Third Hand $12.30 Great For Soldering. Similiar to X-TRA Hands, except with single arm fitted with stainless steel, self closing tweezers. Tripoli Brown Polishing Rouge $1.18 An aggressive rouge with fast cutting action. Use as a pre-finish on brass, copper and aluminum parts. Tweezers, Boley #AA $3.51 These tweezers are 4 - 3/4" in length and have fine tapered points with beveled edges. Tweezers, Boley #MM $3.51 Similiar to the #AA Boley tweezers except with extra strong blades. Made of stainless steel and used mainly for assembly operations. Tweezers, Fiber Locking $4.65 Excellent when working with torches, these tweezers are made with heat resistant fiber grips and permanent tension self-locking jaws. Stainless steel, 6 - 1/2" in length with long, tapered blunt jaws. Available with either straight or curved ends. Tweezers, Serrated $5.65 The serrated tip of these tweezers is perfect for grasping faceted stones around the girdle . Available in a black satin finish which does not reflect light, showing stones to their best advantage. Tweezers, Side Locking $7.12 These 5 - 1/2" long, stainless steel tweezers have a slide which is advanced or retracted with the thumb to lock in place. Economy grade made with strong corrugated points. Available in either a broad or fine point. Ultrasonic Cleaner Accessories ALW is pleased to offer stainless steel baskets, stone saver baskets and a handy ring rack (holds up to 16 rings) for the Gemoro Ultrasonic cleaners. • Ultrasonic Cleaner Basket 1 pt $30.68   • Stone Saver Basket $4.70   • Ring Rack $5.65   Ultrasonic Cleaning Solution 1 pt $9.45 Makes 5 Gallons Of Solution! A non-ammonia cleaning solution that dilutes in water (1:40) to make a powerful cleaning solution for cleaning jewelry, metal parts and gemstones. Even removes polishing compounds and residual casting investment. 1 pint container. Ultravest, 5 lbs. $7.55 White Rouge Polishing Compound $1.18 The preferred jewelers rouge for stainless steel, chromium and nickel. X-TRA Hands w/ Clips $13.25 Frees Both Hands And Fixes Work In Place. Two arms with double ball joint construction allows adjustments to position the work pieces to the exact angles required. After