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September 2015 |
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| Upcoming events that you should not want to miss! |
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Miniatures Fair Cape Town:
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5th September 2015 (SATURDAY)
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10am to 4pm
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St Thomas' Church Hall, 61 Campground Road, Rondebosch
Special orders need to confirmed by 2nd September
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Create Competition:
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Use anything purchased from the Cape Watch range to create ANYTHING. Enter now!
Terms & Conditions apply - see our blog for more.
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Hobby-X:
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Stand C22
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1st – 4th October 2015:
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Gallagher Estate Midrand
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We will ONLY selling our range of Lamps & Magnifiers.
Should you wish to place an order ahead of time for any other tools, clock movements or machinery please email tkh@capewatch.co.za.
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Jewellex Africa 2015:
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Stand B10 / C15
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27th – 29th October 2015:
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Sandton Convention Centre Johannesburg
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For more details visit & to pre register:
www.jewellex.co.za.
(TRADE EXHIBITION only and is NOT open to the public.)
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We will be open this Saturday 29th August
09h00 - 12h30 |
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| Delft Clay & Mould rings: |
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1kg Clay
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Price R290
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Product Code: C0119
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Mould Rings
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Price R500
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Product Code: C0119-B
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This Clay is reusable and is used for designing jewellery, clock, watch parts or miniatures, this method of casting enables you to make castings of the basic forms.
- Fill and compact the Clay into one half of the aluminium ring frame
- Remove excess clay with a straight edge
- Press your original pattern halfway into the clay.
- Brush talcum powder over this surface of the mould
- Put the other half of the aluminium ring frame, fill with clay and compact
- Open the ring frame and remove the pattern
- Carve out a pouring channel and vents
- Pour in molten metal
- Special clay used with aluminum rings purchased separately
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| Hammers: |
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There are an extensive range of hammers we offer and choosing the right one for the job is vital to get the best finish possible and to avoid damage, both to your piece and to your other tools. It is vital that the heads are kept clean and highly polished as any defect in the surface of the hammer will be transferred to your piece with each strike.
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| For Texturing: |
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Texturing is the process by which patterns are made in the surface of metal. There are a variety of hammers available that can be used to texture your metal from hammers that are specifically designed for that purpose with designs in the head that will imprint on the metal as it is struck, to hammers that perform other specific functions which can also be used to create a pattern in the metal’s surface.
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Thick Lines & Criss/Cross
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Price R175
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Product Code: H0096
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Dots & Thin Lines
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Price R175
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Product Code: H0095
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Texturing Hammer
Texturing Hammer With 12 Interchangeable Heads In Different Patterns. Great for all metal crafts.
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Price R570
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Product Code: H0097
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| Goldsmiths Hammer: |
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16mm
Goldsmith Hammers with various sizes to choose from are smaller and lightweight, essential for light precision work such as riveting and shaping
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Price R108.30
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Product Code:
H0003 / H0004 / H0005
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18mm
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Price R114
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Product Code: H0072
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| Non marking Mallets: |
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Mallets Raw Hide
38, 44 & 50mm
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Price from R256
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Product Code:
M0153 / M0131 / M0132
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The rawhide mallet is very useful as it is ideal for shaping metal around a triplet mandrel without marking it. As it is made of compressed rawhide, the more you use it the softer the surface will become. Various diameters to choose from.
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Mallets Nylon 38mm (orange)
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Price R108.30
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Product Code: M0164 Orange
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Not as long lasting as the rawhide & lighter than rawhide.
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Mallets Nylon 38mm (white)
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Price R108.30
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Product Code: M0128 White
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Not as long lasting as the rawhide & lighter than rawhide.
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Hammer Balanced
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Price R142.50
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Product Code: H0071
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Hammer with anodized handle made of smooth polished steel for balanced striking.
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| New Uses for Your Hammer as a Vice |
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Like all tools, your hammer and vice have more potential than meets the eye.
Let's say that you need a steel block on which to forge a small piece of metal. Not to worry: just grab a planishing hammer (http://www.capewatch.co.za/planish-hammer-h0057 and mount it in a vice as shown above; you now have your flat anvil.
When clamping steel tools, always use copper jaw liners on your vise. Also, be sure not to clamp down on the eye of the hammer, where the handle is mounted; it could snap the steel.
Or maybe you need two convex forms to press a ring shank onto, in order to make it belled at both ends. Just take two round-ended ball pein hammers (see here!), place one in the vise, and use the other to apply top force. The key idea here is, “think out of the box” and find the new uses hidden in your old tools.
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| We will be open on: |
Saturday 27th June 2015
Saturday 29th August 2015 |
| 9h00 - 12h30 |
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| See homepage for further dates. |
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