Jewellery Design and Construction Basics
  MDA03 

 
 

Monica Szwaja

Make traditional and contemporary rings, earrings and brooches using various materials. You’ll learn about design, technical skills and suppliers. Open to all abilities.

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Prerequisites:

None

 MDA03 

Fee $ 310.00    (GST inclusive) 

How to enrol:

Enrolment for 2012 Short Courses is now available. Where enrolment is available online via the web, simply press the ‘Enrol’ button below. If enrolment is not available online, or, if you would prefer to enrol via phone, fax or in person, simply telephone us with your credit card details, or download and fax or mail your completed application form.

Enrolment Information

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Session Dates

Term 2 2012
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MDA03 2BN
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6 Jun27 Jun6 - 9.30pm4Whitehorse
Dates in future terms will be shown closer to the beginning of those terms. Please check back later.

Course Content

Techniques covered include:

  • Sawing, drilling, filing 
  • Focus on soldering techniques 
  • Cold joining - riveting Final classes are in finishing projects and the polishing and finishing techniques.

On completion of this program you will have gained some basic skills in jewellery fabrication, plus some finished pieces. May also be a suitable pre-requisite for entry to a mainstream jewellery course and folio preparation.

Materials

Recommended Tool List:

  • 1 adjustable jewellers fret saw frame
  • 2 packets of 12 saw blades size 4/0
  • Emery paper: 2 sheets of ‘O’ emery, 2 sheets of ‘G’ emery
  • 3 drill bits size 1mm
  • 2 triangular emery sticks
  • Ruler
  • 1 pair of stainless steel pointy nose tweezers
  • 2 boxes of matches
  • Note pad and pen
  • Hand towel
  • Apron
  • Half round files; 1x 2nd cut

Metal to work with eg. sterling silver (copper provided free)

Jewellery Tool Suppliers

  • Koodak Jewellery - 4th Floor, Century Building, 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne. Ph (03)9654 5811
  • Mak Brothers - Victoria Street, West Melbourne. Ph (03) 9328 1325 Melbourne
  • Jewellery Supplies - 5th Floor, Century Building, 125 Swanston Street, Melbourne. Ph (03) 9650 3025

Precious Metals and tools

  • Twin Plaza Metals - 7th Floor, Westpac Building 227 Collins Street, Melbourne. Ph (03) 9654 1477
Refund Policy (short courses)

Course Withdrawal & Refunds: Fee refunds will only be issued if a course withdrawal request is received at least five (5) working days prior to the date of course commencement. A 25% administration fee will be charged. No refunds will be issued for withdrawal requests received after this time.

Course Transfers: Students wishing to transfer to a future start date of the same course will be accepted if a request is received at least five (5) working days prior to the date of course commencement, and providing a suitable future course offering is available. For all transfer requests, a $35 transfer fee will apply.

Course Cancellation by the Institute: Where a course is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be issued.

Processing of refunds takes a minimum of twelve (12) working days. All refunds will be made directly to the payee, and will be mailed to the payee’s address as shown on the application form. For online/web-based fee payments made via credit card, refunds will only be made to the payee’s credit card as was used for the original fee payment.

Short Course Information Centre

Phone: 1300 BOX HILL (1300 269 445)
Fax: (application form) to
(03) 9286 9930



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