Multi-Functional Jewellery
Tutor : Rex Steele Merten
Materials to be supplied by the student
Misc:
Magnifying glasses
Small halogen desk lamp may also be useful for finer work – don’t forget to have it tag tested!
The School will provide safety goggles but if you have your own, please bring them.
Mask - in accordance with Health & Safety regulations
Covered-in shoes must be worn in all workshops
Coffee mug (tea, coffee, milk, sugar etc are not supplied by the School)
Tools required:
Jewellers’ saw frame and 2/0 and 4/0 saw blades – plus beeswax to lubricate saw blade
Ring mandrel
Ball pein hammer (jewellers’ 4oz is usual)
Flat pliers
Round nose pliers
Coarse-cut hand file
Needle files – round, half-round, triangular, barrette (smooth-backed flat)
Bench peg with clamp for sawing and piercing
Soldering torch
Medium silver solder
Easy silver solder
Soldering tongs
Silver soldering flux
Metal:
Students are expected to bring their own silver. They will need at least 8cm of 4mm square sterling silver stock gauge wire and 8cm x 8cm x 1mm thick sterling silver plate.
Tools and silver etc will be available from suppliers prior to commencement. Australian Jewellers’ Supplies will have a representative at the School on the morning of Monday 2 July. If pre-ordering be sure you specify to Australian Jewellers’ Supplies that you are a student at the McGregor Winter School.
AUSTRALIAN JEWELLERS SUPPLIES
2nd Floor
Pavilion Building
226 Albert Street Ph: 1300 852 999 or (07) 3229 4955, ask for Josh
Brisbane QLD 4000 Email: sales@ausjewellers.com.au
IMPORTANT: All electrical equipment required for your class at USQ must be ‘tag-tested’ by a qualified electrician prior to arrival in order to comply with Queensland Workplace Health & Safety legislation. Items include: extension cords, all power tools etc.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS.
If you bring any hazardous substance to the McGregor School, could you please ensure that you obtain a MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) from the supplier or obtain one from the manufacturer of this substance.
To do this, either ask the supplier from whom you purchase the hazardous substance, or read the contact details on the hazardous substance and contact the manufacturer and ask for a MSDS). Once you have obtained the MSDS, bring it with you to the school, and hand in a copy to the McGregor School office and or the Tutor.
Hazardous substance can be: e.g. solvents, acids, some paint and glues, chemicals, fixatives, fluxes and solders.
If you are unsure, the Supplier and or manufacturer should be able to inform you if the substance is classed as hazardous.