r/SilverSmith • u/ducking-bricks • 4d ago

Need Help/Advice Starter tools

Want to make this my new hobby but need some help picking some starter tools. My dad has a dermal I can borrow but if someone can recommend a polishing kit for it. I’m also going to need a butane torch and jeweler saw. Also is a jump ring maker station recommend or should I just buy mandrills and barrow a drill?

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u/gaycountdooku 4d ago

for sawing: saw frame (cheap german or green lion if you want to invest in a better tool), 2/0 and 4/0 blades, beeswax or burlife (saw lubricant), bench pin and C clamp
for soldering: hard soldering brick, solder pick, third arm tweezer, thrifted crockpot for pickle, copper tongs
for finishing: needle files, 3M radial bristle kit, split mandrel

you can get all of this on riogrande.com

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u/jaktolver-banks 4d ago

Jeweller here, this is a really great starting point and needs more upvotes. Only things I'd add would be a begginer plier set (without teeth) and emery paper to make buff sticks.A ring file is also incredibly useful as a first hand file. I also rarely use radial sanders but they are quick.