commissioned piece I got creative freedom on besides the prompt “southwestern style” and now I am terribly jealous of my client. Was a beast to set because its super wonky and uneven. I had to brace under the material with a couple nurdles of thermoplastic to get it mostly even, but it was a real challenge being as its unstabilized raw material and pretty fragile. The fear I had the whole process was unreal, but I made it thru and got it done without breaking anything or my own heart.

this is my original design, named it after tron because from the side, the links look like the bikes!

No entiendo qué sucede.

Mi primera soldadura bue este pequeño bisel en cobre, creo que fue genial!

Pero llevo varios intentos con estos dos cuadrados y no hay manera. Qué puede estar pasando? La soldadura no corre ni un poquito y el metal se oxida

fourth ring ever made

Hello!

I am using a ball burr and hart burr to drill out holes/seats for flush setting. I can flush set well and feel confident in it. But my issue is that when I drill out the hole with the ball burr, a raised lip of metal tends to rise up. This affects my ability to star and bead set. I have tried to take a clear picture in the comments.

Why does this happen instead of the ball burr just cutting the metal away cleanly and leaving a flat surface around the hole? How can I prevent this?

I have tried created a pilot hole first, used blade lube, beeswax, 5000rpm - 10,000rpm to try remedy the issue.

Thanks in advance.