Metals / Jewelry facilities
The Metals / Jewelry studio consists of 7 rooms, in which the main bench room is the nexus for all of the process rooms. These separate process rooms are for enameling, casting, polishing, smithing, annealing, and storage. This storage room is for equipment, but also functions as a small photography studio enabling students to photograph their works. Advanced level students are assigned a bench space in a separate studio.
Tools
- Rolling Mills
- Hydraulic Press
- Draw Bench
- Engraver's Ball
- Vulcanizer
- Small Metal Lathe
- 9 acetylene torches
- 6 natural gas/air torches
- small natural gas forge
- wide variety of raising stakes and specialty hammers
- sinusoidal stakes
- oval and round bracelet mandrels
- repousse' pitch bowls
- chasing tools
- 4 Paragon Programmable Casting Kilns
- Vacuum Casting Machine
- Centrifugal Casting Machine
- variety of flasks & other casting equipment
- ingot molds - both hand held and table top
- 3 double sided polishing motors with exhaust systems
- steamer,
- drill presses
- 3 Amaco Enameling Kilns
- Individual Jewelers Benches
- table vises
- jump shear
- bending brake
- small slip roller
- photography equipment for documenting student work
- various hand tools specific to metals/jewelry processes, such as ring mandrels, tubing jigs, and files
