Nice video, especially the use of stickers! For the etching process, I tape a piece of styrofoam to the back of the piece so that it floats on the surface. Eliminates the need for the tape to suspend the metal.

Thanks Leslie! Great info. You inspire me!

Hi Leslie, very detailed vid, thanks for sharing this, love your work!

Hi Leslie, You are an amazing Silversmith! Keep up the great work!

Thank you so much, I have been scratching my head about patterns on silver. I am a beginner.

you are so helpful and generous thank you so much .

Great tips !!!! Thank you,Cory (P.S. I'm the guy who likes your videos better than Dave's).

You're the greatest Leslie !!!! I learned an awful lot from your videos and wish that I were able to take classes at your studio.

Leslie Villarreal... Thank you so much for simplifying this.. its been so daunting for me..probably over thinking it ya know... plus its just now getting warm enough to go outside im in Tennessee... iv had the liquids to do this for months and just couldnt find a good clear video on this to feel confident to try it..again probably over thinking it... the sticker thing is so cool who knew...they just opened up a hobby lobby 5 minutes from me this week... i should get in on the stock i guess... lol... you are great for sharing this with us.. i was just sitting here today thinking its time to learn to etch metal...Im going tomorrow and buy some of these stickers.. Cant wait to take your classes you teach.. Hopefully next time around i will get too...but im already a big fan of yours anyways... much love and best wishes to you and yours...

Great ideas, thank you.

Great tip, thanks for sharing. Dave ( p.s. I'm the guy in the Pepe product videos)

I have been looking at doing some jewlery making, and buying one of these mills for it, though I am debating which mill to buy first. I am looking at doing something similar to this, but I am also looking at making other things like rings and chainmaille jewlery too. I plan to go only with the largest size mill to get the most out if it no matter what I am doing. However, if I get the combination mill, I have a wider variety of what I can do, I can use the D shaped wire section for making rings, other sections for making wire for chains, and the flat section for etching flat metal bracelets. The other option is to specialize and really optimize my ability to produce a specific item, for example, if I buy just the 130 mm flat roller then I have a wider area to use for etching a larger plate in one go, which I can then cut into several bracelets and then place them into a container to give them a chemical patina. This would have to be done one or two bracelets at a time on the combination roller because of the limited flat surface. The benefit of the combination roller is I can change things up based on what items I make end up being more popular amongst the people I make them for. But the drawback is that I cannot be optimized for producing those things with minimal time investment. The benefit of the flat mill is that I can do a high volume of a particular item for minimal time investment, but am much more limited in the variety of items I can make. Which would you recommend?

Merry Christmas Leslie

Beautiful, thank you ;-)

Hi Leslie - Thanks for a great tutorial(!). I was wondering if you (or anyone) might have suggestions on where to find brass tubing for bracelets fairly cheaply(?). I guess it would be possible to use flat sheet, but then it means bending / soldering. Ordering metal from Rio isn't very cost-effective. Just wondering if you might have some tips. Thanks! -

Thanks

I am new to all this and really want a rolling mill. My question is which Pepe machine is the right one...90mm/110/130? And then there’s the decision of combination rollers that also “makes” wire or just straight rollers. I am a hobby jewelry maker and I love etching and love what this rolling mill does....

Thank you Leslie, you rock! This was a very informative video. I always enjoy your online classes too, tons of great info for both experienced and novice smithers. Couple of questions: How many rolls do you usually get from your brass plates (the ones you used stickers on)? I see you using card stock on one side in the mill. Can you help me understand what propose that serves, and why only on one side? I've been in studio workshops where they made us use extra pieces of metal (like you did the card stock) and on both sides. I didn't like using the metal for two reasons, wasting metal, and not as good result on pattern.

How often can you re-use the etched textures plates?

Hi Leslie , came across this video and thought I would give it a go ! I bought some mild Steel from my local metal smiths and it works fine but rusted afterwards . How do you prevent your plates from rusting ? I was thinking of using some of this steel in. Jewellery, as I see some people using steel. Do you know how they prevent it rusting? Thanks

This is wonderful and just what I had been looking for recently, I tried to share with my son on facebook and it wouldn't. :(

Leslie can these plates be used in a hydraulic press?

Hi, Leslie, Do you have to anneal the brass plate after using the brass plate several times, because the plate will become very hard after a while, or is this plate only to use for a few times? Love your video's. Greetings from The Netherlands, Anja

Hi Leslie. Do I have to put card stock on the top and bottom of the peace when I put it through the rolling mill. Thank you for your videos. Jerry

Do you have a video on using toner laser printer with slick magazine paper? Love your videos!!

Thanks for the video. Would cricut vinyl stickers cut on a cricut machine work?

Leslie, thanks for all of your great videos. I've learned so much from them. Can you tell me where you got the stickers you used to etch with? Also, my sister-in-law and I are thinking of going in together and buy a rolling mill. What do you recommend for a moderately priced one?

I noticed that you didn’t make a card stock sandwich for your silver when reducing the gauge of the sheet. So it doesn’t damage the roller?

Hi Leslie, did you ever do the tutorial on the cricut cutting machine for the pattern? would love to see it, did I miss it? xx

Dave is the English spokes person who does videos for PEPE TOOLS.

On the biggest brass piece with the deepest etch, did you use the laser printer method, or stickers, Leslie? I know that one wasn't the Stayz-on ink.

Hi Mrs Leslie I let you know that I am interested to buy this machine it makes textures would you like to show me the address where I can buy it ?

Hum I’m thinking jewelry box

I can tell by the sound of the traffic that you are in Hermosa Beach. Am I right?

M

1 gallon of muriatic acid in the UK cost 165£. What? Ok they call it hydrochloric acid which is much cheaper..