tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post7571560822122731168..comments2023-04-06T08:24:41.623-05:00Comments on no stone unstrung: Vintage Finds--A Truckload of Silver PlateLeslie Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654821334995505453noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-39136688234343195912011-11-22T17:17:24.256-06:002011-11-22T17:17:24.256-06:00Tommy, thanks for the tips! I confess I haven'...Tommy, thanks for the tips! I confess I haven't used them yet. I'm waiting for the new studio table to get built so I'll have something to bolt it on. Hopefully, this is my Christmas present from hubby.Leslie Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654821334995505453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-57081729486584103942011-11-20T16:43:06.136-06:002011-11-20T16:43:06.136-06:00I have used the bender you are yalking about, If i...I have used the bender you are yalking about, If it is the same one there or no rollers that move. The best way to use the bender is to insert the handle and hit with a rawhide hammer. Keep moving the handle in as you hit it until the desired shape in formed, I make each half of a bracelet that way, grind and buff the ends, join with a jumpring,drilling holes in both ends first and add split rings and a clasp, <br />Goodluck, TommyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-36132494431598854092011-06-22T15:29:17.254-05:002011-06-22T15:29:17.254-05:00Patty, you are so funny! Since we can't bend ...Patty, you are so funny! Since we can't bend spoons with our mind we'll just have to use the rollers, I guess.Leslie Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654821334995505453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-29141625586916823572011-06-22T10:49:36.924-05:002011-06-22T10:49:36.924-05:00I am totally obsessed now - I've got to save m...I am totally obsessed now - I've got to save my pennies because the roller looks completely awesome....I tried to do it with my mind but I don't have much left! hahahahahahaMy Life Under the Bushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836423832413060032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-73673878271504241932011-06-21T23:52:43.146-05:002011-06-21T23:52:43.146-05:00Hi Patty! I have several sizes of the plumbers be...Hi Patty! I have several sizes of the plumbers bending tools, the ones that look like springs and the spoon benders are nothing like them. They are basically a pair of rollers. <br /><br />I did see the mentalism auction on ebay. I don't think I could bend spoons that way, LOL.Leslie Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654821334995505453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-52903688566176147182011-06-20T21:41:56.898-05:002011-06-20T21:41:56.898-05:00Bahahaha I did a search for "spoon bender&quo...Bahahaha I did a search for "spoon bender" and this is what comes up! LOL I thought you would get a kick out of this!!!<br /><br />http://cgi.ebay.com/Chad-Sanborn-Magic-Mentalism-Mind-Bender-Spoon-Bend-/110705029289?pt=UK_Collectables_MagicTricks_RL&hash=item19c688b0a9<br /><br />HahahahahaMy Life Under the Bushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836423832413060032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-3433127770421557542011-06-20T21:25:14.679-05:002011-06-20T21:25:14.679-05:00Oh my what a stash!!! It sounds like the tool plum...Oh my what a stash!!! It sounds like the tool plumbers use for bending pipe! I didn't know there was a silverware bender! You learn something new everyday!!!I can't wait to see what you make!My Life Under the Bushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836423832413060032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-84125320491204836792011-06-16T10:54:21.129-05:002011-06-16T10:54:21.129-05:00Marcy, there's a fellow who selsl silverware b...Marcy, there's a fellow who selsl silverware benders on Ebay. Google silverware benders and I think you will find it. I'll look later today and send you a link. He has benders for making bracelets and one for rings. I have not used mine yet. They have to be clamped or bolted to the workbench. I can see that they are going to make bending those handles a lot easier. You hold onto the spoon or fork head and use it as leverage when pulling the handle through the bender rollers.<br /><br />The first time I made a bracelet I annealed the fork. I annealed a spoon at the same time and bubbled the plate on it. That's when I went looking for a tool to use without annealing. I want to do things with the tines of the fork, and hammer spoons flat and the benders won't help with that.Leslie Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04654821334995505453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5268282809392193249.post-27997097825550743152011-06-16T08:53:38.628-05:002011-06-16T08:53:38.628-05:00Leslie, what are "silverware benders"? ...Leslie, what are "silverware benders"? I took a class using a silver spoon for a bracelet and it was a pain in the *** to bend. Is there actually a gadget that works better? You have a good haul there, Girl!<br />MarcyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com