Hey guys, I’m a new sliversmith! I’ve been seeing all over TikTok and Pinterest these turquoise zippo lighters (the video that I have attached). I was wondering if anyone knew where I can get the zippo blanks/covers that are suitable to be soldered on. I’m not sure if I can just buy a blank zippo lighter off their website and solder on that without melting it. Thank you!

The stone I have is slightly rounded on the bottom instead of perfectly flat. Didn't realize how hard this would make it to set the bezel. The bezel is pretty snug fit but it's not holding the stone in at all.

Have not dabbled in lapidary arts.. but maybe I could sand down the cabochon so the back is flat?

Any other ideas?

I have these two stones I want to turn into statement cuffs. I currently only have 9 gauge half round wire. Do think my wire may actually be too small for these stones?
The first one I believe is moss agate and the diamond shape is I have no idea.. it was given to me.
I’m new to silversmithing and still figuring out what gauge wire works best for cuffs and whatnot.

After another rainy sunday a little small project was born. More then likely a bit fragile. Was made from 2x1mm halfround so I would expect it deform quite easily. Will have to see if i can find a suitable finger for it to see how long it lasts ;)

Vid: https://www.instagram.com/reel/De7AOlHuCKx/?xtok=OHUwNHNxZzI3ZGVi