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If you are wondering what the best type of hammer for a jeweler to use to bend those hard pieces of metal, it is a hydraulic press. They bend and shape easier than any other hammer can. Below are some very easy steps that will teach you how to make jewelry using a hydraulic press.

1. The first step that you need to take is to get a design and a silhouette die that you will want to use in the hydraulic press. You can either buy the silhouette die or decide to make it by yourself if you are used to working with metal.

2. You then need to decide on which of the cut outs in the silhouette die you want to hammer your jewelery. Note that you do not have to make two cut outs on your silhouette if the form of the cut out is not symmetrical. All that you have to do is turn the die upside down and ‘hey presto!’ you have a mirror image of the same cut out.

3. The next thing that you want to do is to choose the type of sheet metal that you are going to be working with. Other things will influence your choice but not the ability of the hydraulic press. The hydraulic press will be able to handle whatever metal you choose to go with, it will just be a matter of what pressure you will be pumping it to.

4. Place the desired piece of metal sheet above the cut out on the die. Make sure that it is bigger than the cut out by 1-2 inches.

5. Put a piece of rubber on top of the sheet metal to keep the metal from getting damaged when hammered by the hydraulic press.

6. Place the whole set up of silhouette die, your sheet metal and the rubber protection into the hydraulic press.

7. Pump the press up carefully to a maximum pressure of 50 pounds as this should be sufficient for any kind of sheet of metal.

8. Release the press making sure nobody’s fingers are near the impact point.

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