MASTER CLASS: PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION: MAKING BLANKING DIES WITH JAYNE REDMAN

PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION: MAKING BLANKING DIES

INSTRUCTOR: JAYNE REDMAN

Take your designs from flat to three dimensional with this in-depth workshop from Jayne Redman. Learn the innovative design and assembly concepts that Jayne has developed over 40 plus years of metalsmithing. Jayne will teach you the principles behind centrally radiating forms, properly nested forms, spacing for slotted forms, faux hinge assembly, and tab construction. She will show you how she uses her computer as a design tool and how to duplicate the same steps manually. Learn how to make blanking (pancake) dies to quickly cut out the shapes you develop in class and get lost in the process of experimenting with forming and assembly. Speed up your production or incorporate identical shapes in one-of-a-kind pieces. 

Techniques taught:

• Developing flat patterns used for three dimensional forms

• Prototyping with heavy aluminum foil

• Using your computer as a design tool or creating the same design manually. 

• Layout for a correctly designed blanking die

• How to correctly use a saw frame and choosing saw blades for sawing tool steel

• How to determine rotational angle of your Bench Pin or WorkRing relative to thickness of tool steel and       saw blade


• How to saw a blanking die out of tool steel

• How to use a hydraulic press or bench vise to blank out metal with blanking dies

• Tips and tricks using flex shaft accessories

• How to make your own forming tools

Kit fee $135 – payable to Jayne Redman

Skill Level:  Basic jewelry skills - sawing, filing, using a flex shaft, and hand tools

TOOLS NEEDED:

Tool Steel – 2″ x 4″ x 1/32” for a practice blanking die

Circular protractor

Cast acrylic – 4 pieces

Thermal Plastic

36-gauge Aluminum Foil
Saw Blades, 4 dozen each, Super Pike,
Skip tooth and spiral saw blades, 1.5mm round bur, #52 drill bit, #60 drill bits
Separating discs with mandrel
Snap on discs with mandrel
Faux Tubing Kit

Wooden dowel assortment
Handouts

Tools and Materials for this Class: (Rio Grande links are used for examples)

Flexible shaft: Rio Grande - Or Dremel: Home Depot

Center punch: Rio Grande - Or 1.5mm ball bur: Rio Grande

Dividers: Rio Grande

Bur life: Rio Grande

5" or 6" deep saw frame: Rio Grande

Green Lion Big Belly saw frame: Rio Grande

Cylinder Burs

Flat or half round hand file, #0 or #1 cut, Rio Grande - Or belt sander from a hardware store

Copper and/or brass for samples and prototypes, 23 gauge or thinner to use with blanking dies 1/32” thick – 19 gauge or thinner to use with blanking dies 3/64” thick

Shears like Joyce Chen Shears to cut thin metal: Amazon or Kitchen store

Office supply store like Staples or Amazon:

Scissors, ruler, Exacto knife, paper, including tracing paper and white printer/copier paper. Drawing materials including rulers, sharpie markers, pencils and erasers, compasses

Double stick tape

Rubber Cement

Plastic circle and oval templates,

Apron

Dust mask

Safety Glasses and eye magnification if needed

Optional:

A computer with Adobe Photoshop installed

Silver or gold sheet: 23 gauge or thinner to use with blanking dies 1/32” thick – 19 gauge or thinner to use with blanking dies 3/64” thick or we can roll out 22 gauge and 20 gauge metal

Silver or gold wire for finished pieces - assorted gauges. I use 20 gauge for ear wires.

Wolf Wax Trimmer  used with a #30 handpiece and a cylinder bur to create 90-degree walls on a silhouette die for mirror image pieces (I will have some for students to use and buy)

Wolf Collar  used to hold a #30 handpiece vertically

Highly Recommended - Additional saw blades 2/0: Super Pike Saw Blades - Rio Grande - You will receive 4 dozen  in your kit, but you may want more!

Extra #60 drill bits

***Jayne will provide Rotational Bench Pins, Work Rings, and Magnetic Protractors for students to use for in-person classes. They will be available for purchase at a student discount. She will also have extra materials available for purchase.

MASTER SERIES REFUND POLICIES

• Once you have enrolled and paid tuition, there are no refunds or credits issued for Master Class Workshops if you are unable to attend.
• Enrollment in a Master Class is for the registered student only. Tuition is not transferable to another individual and may not be reassigned to another student in the event you are unable to attend.
• By enrolling in a Master Class workshop, you affirm your acceptance of our no refunds policy and represent to us that you possess the appropriate skills to comply with the prerequisites.  
• In the event that William Holland School must cancel the workshop, a refund or credit will be issued.  
• Master Classes are not eligible for Instructor Free Class, scholarships or Instructor family member pricing.

**MINIMUM OF 6 STUDENTS REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS