Stock up this month on trusted tools for shaping metal sheets & wire, such as drawplates, bezel blocks & dapping tools.
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One of the best tools for shaping your metals is the dapping block. This tool allows you to make your pieces come alive by giving flat metal depth & dimension with curves & domes. Dapping blocks & punches are available in metal or woodMetal dapping blocks can dome your metal quickly – so use them with care.  Metal dapping punches are also used for stretching ring shanks into an anti-clastic shape for a sleeve ring design. Wooden dapping blocks & punches are great because forming with them gives your pieces new life without removing texture or stretching the metal.
 
From dies to punch sets, get quality dapping tools & more when shopping online for all your metal forming needs.
Traditional engraving, by use of engraving machines, continues to be practised by jewellers, goldsmiths, glass engravers, gunsmiths & others. Get your industry-leading engraving machines, electronic hand engravers, tools & engraving materials all under one roof. 
 
Modern hand engraving artists use burins or gravers to cut a variety of metals such as silver, nickel, steel, brass, gold, & more, in applications from weaponry to jewellery to motorcycles & found objects. In addition to hand engraving, there are engraving machines that require less human finesse & are not directly controlled by hand. They are usually used for lettering & there are versions for the insides of rings & also the outsides of larger pieces. 

Invest in your own laser, pneumatic or art engraver & sharpener & take the quality of your pieces to a whole new level.

When it comes to looking for microscopes for your workplace, you would be overwhelmed by the choice of models available. Whether you need a microscope for engraving, setting, quality control or medical use this is an excellent & affordable model with articulated arm & ring light. 

Draw Plates are presented in an assortment of sizes & shapes for drawing different shapes of wire, including square, round, teardrop, rectangular, oval, half-round & knife-edge.
 
Draw plates are used to reduce & shape the thickness of gold, silver, brass, copper or platinum wire. A typical draw plate will have many holes so a wide range of diameters can be drawn. Jewellers often need to reduce the diameter of wire when designing custom jewellery. The holes in the draw plate taper slightly towards the front so that wire drawn from a preceding hole will go through the next hole with ease. Always use a lubricant in aiding a smoother finish when drawing wire.

The bezel block is a handy tool for making quick & easy bezel settings for stones. Our Italian-made bezel blocks are made of specially hardened steel & supplied with a matching punch. Since punches can break under normal use due to their fine fragile tips, replacement punches are available under special order only. Anneal your metal before punching & hammering to get the best flex out of your metal. Conical-shaped collets fit well into a ring shank.
 
From triangular, round & square-shaped bezel blocks, to hexagon, octagonal & more, get quality bezel blocks when shopping online.

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