Silver & Coppersmithing: Where to get supplies, tools, workspace and classes

Posted March 22, 2009 - 2:20am by andras salamandra
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Feel encouraged to contact me with more places!
 

Andras & Fuiltigherne's Workshop

Andras and Fuiltigherne's home Responsible SCA members are welcome to work in this shop at their own risk provided they clean up and re-organize stuff afterwards. Basic jewelry tools, including a torch and kiln. Bring your own materials.

Any Major Hardware Store

Check the Yellow Pages! They may have a small jeweller's anvil, a few small hammers, and a set of pliers and punches, copper wire and occasionally copper roof flashing. They may also carry acetylene torches.

Capitol City Lumber

www.capitolcitylumber.com They sell copper sheets.

Casting Supplies

www.budgetcastingsupply.com/  

Eager Plastics

www.eagerplastics.com/castingpewter.htm Casting pewter.

Fayetteville Technical Community College

2201 Hull Rd
Fayetteville, NC 28303
(910) 678-8386
hallbs@faytechcc.edu
www.faytechcc.edu		 Excellent Continuing Education courses on jewelry making. Very badly equipped studio.

Harbor Freight

Locations in Durham, Fayetteville and Raleigh, NC.
There is also a factory outlet store at exit 190 on I-95 just south of the SC border.
www.harborfreight.com		 Harbor Freight is not known for the finest tools, but many of them are very serviceable and a good bargain. They are known for having very competitive prices. Aside from the types of tools you would find at a major hardware store, they will often have decorative metal stamps and dishing cubes. Not all stores carry the full range of products.

Lowes

Check the Yellow Pages! They are all over.
www.lowes.com		 This is a major hardware store with all the usual stuff. I mentioned it especially because I found fairly inexpensive oxy-acetylene torch kit with half-size tanks that's very portable.

Metal Benders

311 E Council St.
Salisbury, NC 28144-5023
(704) 637-9698		 I haven't checked this one out personally, but from their ad they have a good supply of jewelry making tools.

Metal Supermarkets

www.metalsupermarkets.com/msc-home.aspx  

Metalliferious

www.metalliferous.com/basemetal.php  

Online Metals

www.onlinemetals.com  

Ornamentea Beads and Jewelry Supply

(919) 834-6260
www.ornamentea.com		 This is a Raleigh-based business that just closed its physical storefront. According to their website they are looking for a new location and still take web/phone orders.

Otto Frei

(800) 772-3456
info@ottofrei.com
www.ottofrei.com/		 A wide variety of tools and raw materials.

Rio Grande

(800) 545-6566
www.riogrande.com/		 A wide variety of tools and raw materials.

Comments

Thanks Solvarr!

by andras salamandra - 03/24/2009 - 12:27pm

Thanks for the links!