REPORT

SILVER BOX RING CHANNEL SETTING

DESIGN PRACTICAL I
FMD213
Prepared for

EN MUHAMMAD FAIZ B ISKANDAH

By

AHMAD YUSRI B YUSOF

2007104057

Partial of

FINE METAL DEPARTMENT (ADD3LA)

DIPLOMA OF ART & DESIGN (FINE METAL)

FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

Product Silver setting
: Silver box ring channel Box Ring Channel Setting
Project :
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Techniques Melting, alloying, rolling, piercing, soldering, filing, stone setting, polishing
Setting : Channel setting
Material : 925 sterling silver, RBC stone.
Ring size : ID : O 16mm
Width : 6.4mm
Thickness : 1mm
Stone size : O 5mm (Round Brilliant Cut)
Duration : 4 week
Tools and Equipments

Acid
Ceramic
Venire
NeedlePickle
Rolling
Grease
Tweezers
Dividers
Torch
Calipers
Bowl
Files
Mill
Oil(koi)
Round-Nose
Plastic
FluxMallet
Pliers

Flexible
Piercing
EmeryShaft
paper
Saw
& Hart
Bur
 Rough
Ingot
Tongs
& Mould
Polishing
Cloth

Making Process

Equipments:
Melting andGram scale,
Alloying torch (big one), tongs, koi, ingot mould and flux
Process

First step of making Silver Box Ring Channel Setting is

melting and alloying process. Get the exact measurement
(use gram scale) of mixing silver and copper to make 925
sterling Silver (92.5% of the element is silver, 7.5% of it is
copper). Use torch to melt the element together (use ceramic
bowl as a container and use flux to separate dirt when melting
the element) after that, use tongs to grip the ceramic bowl
and pour the melting 925 sterling silver into ingot mould to
convert the melting alloy metal into bar.
Drill Sterling
925 centre ‘side
Silver
plate’
Sheet
for piercing process to make hole at the middle.
Rolling, Flattening, Design Process

Equipments: Rolling mill, venire caliper, plastic mallet, dividers and horn anvil.
By using rolling mills, roll the 925 sterling silver bar to get the right thickness, width and long. Always use
the caliper to check the dimension. Anneal the 925 silver sheet followed by flatten the metal work (use
plastic mallet and horn anvil).
After through this process, draw the design on 925 sterling silver sheet by using dividers and scribers (as
shown below). Then go on the next process.
1 Diagram
–3
2Side
1
Bar to plate
make
2 middle ring
2 –3 Middle ring
3 – Side plate

add
++extra
Dimension
22
4.4
56.56
1 +
0.1
0.1
0.1millimeter
+ 0.1 in mmfor finishing and polishing
Cutting
process Process

Equipments: Piercing saw, wax.

There are three partitions of silver box ring channel setting before soldering. After rolling process, we
have to cut the alloy into three parts (2 parts for side plate, 1 part for middle ring). See diagram 2. To
prevent break, always put wax on piercing blade. Use right technique when piercing which is hold
piercing saw vertically when cutting.
Attach
After
Bending, it with
that, joint side
Forming plate.
the side plate
and and middle
Soldering ring by soldering it. Don’t forget to draw the design on side plate.
Process
Then, pierce the middle ‘side plate’ to make a ring hole followed by joining the other side plate then pierce
itEquipment:
to make a Torch,
ring hole.
flux, acid pickle, silver solder, needle files, ring mandrel, round-nose pliers.
Before soldering, middle ring has to be bend first. Filing the two edges of the middle ring bar to remove at
least 20 degree to make perfect joint (see diagram below). Then by using ring mandrel, bend the middle
ring and make sure the two edges joint well. Then solder the middle ring by using silver solder. Next,
form it with ring mandrel and plastic mallet to make perfect round-shape.
Finishing Process

Equipments: Acid pickle, emery paper (various sizes), needle files.

Next step is finishing, due to varnish the scratch, deep scratch, dirt and rough surface. Firstly, soak
the metal-work into an acid pickle to eliminate dirt that produce from the previous process. Then use
needle files to make a fine-shape of ring followed by using different sizes of emery papers to smooth
the metal-work surface (start from size 300 goes to 1200).
Set
Mark
Stone
stone
Stoneline to
Setting Process (Channel)
make
compartment
bearing
Equipments: Flexible shaft and hart bur, dividers.
First of all, mark line by using the dividers at the inside channel walls. Use flexible shaft and hart bur
to cut the line (see diagram below). Be careful and use low speed when cut the channel walls due to
prevent over-cut. Then set the stone carefully.
Polishing Process

Equipments: Polishing cloth, rough.

The final touch to make a beautiful metal-art is polishing. Use rough to get the superior shine effect
on ring. Rub rough on polishing cloth then polish the ring until achieve the mirror-effect and then
product is ready to present.