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March 2001
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RUN YOUR SHOP WITHOUT IT RUNNING YOU

A feature article on shop management issues

QUOTES WORTH RE-QUOTING

Motivational insights from some of the best

SIMON SEZ

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TRADE SECRETS

Tips and Tricks to make your work on the bench a little easier
and more productive

ON THE BENCH

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How much is that Doggie in the Window?

Part 1

How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail.
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie's for sale.

Ever since retail began people have wondered how to price their

products and services. Pricing decisions are perhaps the single

largest determining factor as to whether or not a company makes

a profit and how much of a profit it will make. If you set your

prices too low, you will end up with a loss. If you set your prices

too high, customers will go elsewhere.

Services, such as jewelry repair can be even more difficult to

price than products. Services are non-tangible; you cannot

touch or hold them. You can see, hold, and feel a ring but you

cannot see, hold, or feel a ring sizing. This creates pricing

difficulties as you do not have tangible things like stones or

metal to base a price on. Rather than being able to see

advantages such as the number or size of stones, customers

have to depend on such ambiguous characteristics as reputation

or image of the person providing the service.

Services are also non-transferable. A ring sizing cannot be

returned. You cannot transfer a ring sizing to another ring, nor

give it away or hand it down to another person. Services are

also non-storable. You cannot stock up on ring sizings during

the slower summer months and have them available for the rush

during the Christmas season.

In addition, with the services you perform you do not have a

manufacture’s cost or suggested retail price to work with, as you

do with jewelry and watch products. This all leads to problems

when we try to set prices for our jewelry repair services.

In the jewelry industry there are two mythsabout setting repair

prices that flourish among retailers. This further complicates the

already difficult process of setting repair prices. The first myth is

setting your prices based on what others charge.

There is a story of a man who worked in a factory. He lived on

the opposite side of town from the factory and every day he

would walk through town on his way to work. Each morning as

he passed though the downtown shopping area he would stop in

front of the finest jewelry store and stare in the front window. He

would gaze through the window for a moment, look at his watch,

and then continue to work.

The storeowner grew so perplexed by this man’s behavior that

one day he went outside to meet this man. The jeweler said that

everyday he saw him staring though his window and he was

curious as to what he was looking at. The man told the

storeowner that it was his job to blow the noon whistle everyday

at the factory, and he took his job very seriously. So everyday

he would stop in front of the store because it was the finest

jewelry store in town. He would look through the window at the

store’s clock and check his watch to make certain his watch was

correct. This way he was assured that he would blow the noon

whistle precisely at 12 o’clock noon.

The storeowner told the man he admired his dedication to his

job. “In fact,” the storeowner said, “you are so accurate in

performing your job, that for years we have set our store’s clock

by the factory’s noon whistle.”

After years of carrying out this ritual, is there any way that either

of them had a clue as to what the correct time really was?

For years, jewelry store owners have set their prices for jewelry

repair by calling all the stores in town and base it on what the

other stores charge. If you use this method to set prices, you are

setting your prices based on stores who have most likely set

their prices based on what you had charged in the past. After

years of carrying out this ritual, is there any way that any jeweler

has a clue as to what the correct price should be for jewelry

repairs?

You cannot set your prices correctly in your store just by calling

the other stores in town and setting your prices accordingly.

The second myth to setting repair prices is to set your prices

based solely on your cost.

A real problem develops when we set our prices based solely on

our cost. At the end of the year we evaluate our jeweler’s

performance and based on the shop’s income we determine if

we can afford to give our jewelers a raise. Now, if we set our

prices based on what we pay our jewelers, and pay our jewelers

based on what we collect from the prices we set, is there any

way either can be correct.

In addition, isn’t it obvious that if our income (the prices we

charge) is based on what we pay our jeweler there will never be

extra money to give our jewelers a raise. Commissions do not

solve this problem either. If you set your price, and the

commission the jeweler receives, based on how long it should

take the jeweler to perform the work; the only way for them to

make more money is to do the work faster than they should be

doing it.

Unless we set our prices based on the value of the services we

provide; we will never have the money to pay the kind of wages

that reflect the value of our jeweler’s labor. When we as an

industry start charging prices based on the value of the service

we provide, not only will the stores’ profits increase, but also we

will finally be able to provide the wages to our jewelers

comparable with the wages paid in other skilled professions.

When you determine the value of your services you will then

know how much to price that “doggie in the window”. Next

month we will look at methods to help you determine what your

customers believe the value of your repair services to be.

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Sometimes the difference between loving your job and hating

your job is all in your attitude.

Zig Ziglar

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Your destiny is not a matter of chance: it is a matter of chose.

Many people have the right aims in life – they just never get

around to pulling the trigger. When you determine what you

want, you have made the most important decision in your life.

You have to know what you want in order to attain it.

John Mason

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I’m a survivor – being a survivor doesn’t mean you have to be

made out of steel. And it doesn’t mean you have to be ruthless.

It means you have to be basically on your own side and want to

win.

Linda Ronstadt

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Over the years, many executives have said to me with pride:

“Boy, I worked so hard last year that I didn’t take any vacation.”

I always feel like responding: “You dummy. You mean to tell me

that you can take responsibility for an $80 million project and you

can’t plan two weeks out of the year to have some fun?”

Lee Iacocca

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Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence.

Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is

greatness.

George Bernard Shaw

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And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may

bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in my

name, and I will do it.

John 14: 13 &14

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Bezel & Flush Setting

With Diamonds and Colored Stones

Training Videos

By Blaine Lewis

This video is advertised as a “Classroom in a Box” and that is

exactly what it is. It comes with two training videos, two practice

mountings, stones to set, a bezel punch, tool templates so that

you can make the tools demonstrated, and a piece of candy (a

layout tip is demonstrated using the candy; however before I got

to that place in the video I had eaten the candy).

Blaine Lewis, founder of the New Approach School for Jewelers

presents in these videos a revolutionary training system utilizing

ultra-high magnification. Then, just when you begin to think you

understand the technique, Blaine integrates stunning 3-D

computer animation demonstrating the setting techniques. This

combination of ultra-high magnification and 3-D computer

animation allows the learner to fully comprehend what is

transpiring during the setting process.

Through viewing these videos and practicing the techniques

taught you will learn systematic methods for multiple layout

procedures, proper bearing cutting, bezel and flush setting

techniques for round and fancy shaped stones, enhanced

tightening methods, tool making, clean up tips and much more.

Blaine Lewis teaches a unique method of flush setting softer

colored stones utilizing an innovative tool which he not only

demonstrates how to make, but also provides a template

assisting you in making this tool for your own use.

After studying this video training system and practicing the

techniques, any jewelers can flush set soft colored stones

without fear of damaging the stone. This is without a doubt the

best training video available on the subject of flush & bezel

setting gemstones. Blaine Lewis’ easy-to-follow detailed

instruction is Fantastic. The only recommendation I can offer to

improve this training package is to include more candy!

For additional information go to: http://www.jewelryvideos.com/

Bradney W. Simon, CMBJ

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August 4 - 8, 2001

Bradney Simon will conduct seminars and Bench Demonstrations

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> > > > New Hampshire Jewelers Association < < < <

October 21, 2001

Bradney Simon will be presenting Trade Secrets – Tips Tricks

and Techniques of a Master Jeweler.

For more information call Paul Richter 603-437-2655

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> > > > Two Great Seminars for Jewelers < < < <

=> Run Your Shop Without It Running You

This seminar will help jewelers increase profits by operating
an efficient jewelry repair shop. It contains innovative and
practical information that you can use in your store. Topics
include: Pricing, Take-In Procedures, Productivity in the Shop,
Employee Development, and Much More.

=> Trade Secrets
Tips, Tricks, & Techniques of a Master Jeweler

Making and repairing jewelry encompasses only a few basic

techniques. However, there are numerous tricks to use in

mastering those techniques. In this interactive seminar you will

learn tips, tricks, and techniques on jewelry repair, fabrication,

and stone setting from a JA Certified Master Bench Jeweler.

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Run Your Shop on Friday and Trade Secrets on Saturday

Oakland CA < > March 30 & 31, 2001

There is still time for you to attend. For information go to:

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There is still time for you to attend. For information go to:

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The difference in one size is 1/10 of an inch or 2.54 millimeters.

For simplicity 2.5 millimeters is used in actual practice. If a ring

is to be sized up or down one size 2.5 mm is either added or

removed from the shank.

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Anneal wedding bands prior to setting stones into them. Die

struck seamless bands are work hardened during the

manufacturing process. The hardened gold is difficult to push

over a stone when channel, bead, or flush setting. Annealing the

band before you begin will make setting much easier.

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Paint whiteout over engraving on the inside of rings before sizing

or soldering wedding sets together. This will keep the solder

from flowing over the engraving.

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Grind a knife-edge on the end of an equaling needle file. Then it

will be easier to insert into a joint to true it up before soldering.

This works particularly well on truing up the seam in a ring shank

when sizing.

Another method to true a seam before soldering is to saw

through the seam with a saw blade, trimming a little metal from

each side of the seam.

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You should always take great care when filing that you do not

remove too much metal. It is impossible to replace the metal

removed. When filing to remove excess solder, often the

mistake is made of filing too much resulting in thinning the metal.

Stop filing when the outline of the solder is just barely visible.

Sanding to prepare the metal for polishing will remove the

remaining solder. If you continue to file until all evidence of the

solder is removed the sanded metal will be thinned more than

necessary.

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On heavy prongs, use a small ball bur to carve a hollow area on

the inside on the prong. This will make it easier to bend over

fragile stones.

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When setting colored stones with an uneven pavilion in clusters

or as side stones, set the thicker portion to the outside of the

mounting where it will receive more abuse. If the stone is set

with the thinner edge to the outside it may be chipped while

wearing.

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If you have a tip you would like to share with our readers send it

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Fit to be Sized

Before sizing any ring examine it carefully and compare it to the

information on the job envelope. If you see any damage or

potential problems that are not marked clearly on the envelope,

inform the store manager or sales clerk who took in the job so

that they can notify the customer. It is extremely important that

you inform them now, before any work is performed, rather than

wait until later to inform them.

Measure the thickness and width of the ring shank and record

these measurements on the job envelope. Having these

measurements may save you from doing a half-shank later if the

customer complains that you thinned the shank too much during

sizing.

While examining the ring, measure the ring’s current size and

determine if you need to size it up or down. Divide your sizing

jobs into four groups: rings to be sized down, rings to hammer

up, rings to size up, and wedding bands to stretch. By

organizing your ring sizings in this manner and working on all the

rings in each group togetheryou will increase your productivity.

Always anneal wedding bands prior to stretching or compressing

with a ring stretcher. Die struck seamless bands are work

hardened during the manufacturing process. This hardened gold

is difficult to stretch or compress. Annealing the band before you

begin will reduce the amount of physical force that you will need

to apply to accomplish the task. A ring stretcher is not designed

to double as a nautilus machine. In addition, if the metal is not

annealed the stretching or compressing process may cause the

metal to crack.

To stretch a wedding band that is larger than your ring stretcher

mandrel, slip a copper sleeve over the mandrel and place the

ring over the sleeve. The mandrel will press out on the copper

sleeve, which in turn will press out on the wedding band

stretching it to a larger size. To make the sleeve purchase a 3/4

inch copper pipe coupling from a plumbing supply store. Then

using a hacksaw, cut slits down the length of the coupling. Make

four to six cuts to line up with the slits on the mandrel on your

stretcher. Make all the cuts from one end and cut 3/4 of the

length of the coupling. This will allow it to expand easier and will

make it easier to remove the ring when finished.

Sizing heavy gent’s rings creates additional problems because of

the metal thickness in the shank. Straightening the ring on a ring

mandrel can be particularly challenging. Using a Lead-filled

weighted rawhide mallet or a dead-blow mallet will provide the

extra force needed to make this job easier. In addition, one of

these mallets can be used to force the ring down on a ring

mandrel when opening a shank up after sawing through the

shank.

Heavy duty “Bow Pliers” available from most jewelry tool

suppliers are indispensable in closing the gap in down sizing. Be

certain to cover the jaws with leather or copper to avoid marring

the outside of the ring. Sometimes it is necessary to use a

rawhide mallet to hammer the shank into position. A bench

mounted ring shank bender is a welcome asset in shaping

pieces for up sizing and half-shanks.

When soldering heavy gents rings avoid the temptation to use a

pick to smear the solder around the joint. This will result in a

weak solder joint, known as a cold solder joint, as the solder

flowed only at the surface and not through the seam. Make

certain you have a tight fitting seam and apply solder to only one

side of the joint. Then, with the heat of your torch pull the solder

through the seam to the other side.

For highest productivity in the shop, take all the rings to be sized

down together. Then one at a time mark the back of the shank

for the amount of gold to be removed from each shank. When all

the rings are marked, then pick up your saw. Saw through all the

rings without putting down the saw.

When finished sawing, pick up your ring bending pliers and bend

all the shanks closed. Make sure there is no visible gap; hold

the ring up to a light to see that there is a precise fit. Group rings

on your bench as to metal content and color, 14k yellow

together, 14k white together, 18k yellow, etc. Then place

enough solder on your soldering pad to solder all of the rings

closed. Make a small pile of solder for each metal type.

Then begin the soldering process. Hold the torch in one hand

and with the other hand pick up a ring with locking tweezers;

dip the ring in boric acid and alcohol. Set the ring down on

your soldering pad and light it with your torch. Arrange several

rings across your soldering pad in this manner. Then, with the

solder pick in your free hand, pick up the solder and solder the

ring shanks closed.

Place the rings aside on your soldering pad to cool, and pick up

another group of rings as before. As the alcohol is burning off,

pick up the solder with a pick, and solder the shanks of this

group. Lay them aside to cool, and move on to the next group.

With this process, you can solder all the rings closed without

ever placing the torch down. You light the torch once and do not

have to re-light it for each separate job. When you are finished

soldering all the rings, turn your torch off. Place the cooled rings

in the pickle and begin to work on the rings that go up.

Size the up sizings in a similar manner. When they are all

soldered, place them in the pickle and take out the rings you

sized down. Rinse and dry them off and begin to file with your

half-round ring file. File each ring on the inside so that it is

smooth. File off excess solder only on the inside of the rings at

this time.

Then lay the file down and pick up the ring mandrel and mallet.

Taking one ring at a time, slide it onto the ring mandrel and

straighten it out; check to make certain you have reached the

right size. After you have straightened each ring, pick up your

file again. File the sides and back of the shank, removing the

excess solder and hammer marks on the outside of all the rings.

When you have finished filing each ring, take the rings that you

sized up out of the pickle rinse and dry them off. Repeat the

filing / straightening process. File the inside of the rings first,

then straighten each ring and then file the outsides of the rings.

When all rings to be sized are filed, sand all of the shanks,

polish, and place them in the cleaner.

If you only have a few rings to size you can size the down sizings

and up sizings together. Solder the piece on one side of the up

sizings. While they cool, solder the down sizings. Then bend

and solder the second side of the up sizes.

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