{"title":"Just added","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most recent things we put on the shelf. We add a tool when we have found one worth selling and know what it does badly as well as what it does well, so this shelf moves slowly on purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"diamond-tipped-drill-bits-10-of-one-size","title":"Diamond-tipped drill bits — 10 of one size","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the materials a twist drill cannot touch. Glass, stone, sea shell, mother of pearl, ceramic, tile, bone, and the hard beads used in jewellery. A normal steel bit skates on those and then cracks them. These do not cut at all — the tip is coated in diamond grit and it grinds its way through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to actually use them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree things decide whether the hole comes out clean or the piece cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater.\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the tip wet. A shallow puddle on the work, or a drop added every few seconds. A dry diamond bit overheats, the grit comes off the tip, and the bit is finished in under a minute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight pressure.\u003c\/strong\u003e You are grinding, not drilling. Let the weight of the quill do the work. Pushing harder does not speed it up, it chips the underside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModerate speed.\u003c\/strong\u003e On this press the middle of the range is right. Faster is not better with diamond — heat is what kills both the bit and the workpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat fits what\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shank is \u003cstrong\u003e2.35 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e, the standard rotary-tool size. It goes straight into the 0.3 to 4 mm chuck on the Mikrabench drill press, and into any rotary tool that takes a 2.35 mm collet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat these are not for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot for metal. Not for steel of any kind, hardened or soft. Not for wood, where they will burn rather than cut. For metal use the cobalt set or the PCB bits — different pages, different job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey are also consumable. Ten of one size is the pack because you will go through them: how fast depends entirely on how wet you keep them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich size\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve diameters, 0.4 mm up to 3 mm, and every pack is ten bits of that one size — not ten different sizes. You break the size you are using, not the ones you are not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are drilling pearls and shell, the work sits between 0.6 and 1.2 mm. Stone cabochons and tile want 1.5 mm and up. Below 0.6 mm the bit is thinner than a pin and snaps if the piece shifts, so clamp it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA size that is still not here\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker also cuts intermediate sizes such as 0.7 and 1.4 mm that we do not keep on the shelf. \u003ca href=\"mailto:support@arvonelle.com\"\u003eWrite to us\u003c\/a\u003e and we will get one in, about a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree and tracked across the US, about a week. These come from stock, not from the workshop that builds the machine, so they arrive well before it does — and in their own parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARVONELLE","offers":[{"title":"0.4 mm","offer_id":46221278609599,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"0.5 mm","offer_id":46221279035583,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"0.6 mm","offer_id":46221279068351,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"0.8 mm","offer_id":46221279101119,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.0 mm","offer_id":46221279133887,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.1 mm","offer_id":46221279166655,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.2 mm","offer_id":46221279199423,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.5 mm","offer_id":46221279232191,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.8 mm","offer_id":46221279264959,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.0 mm","offer_id":46227374473407,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.5 mm","offer_id":46227374506175,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3.0 mm","offer_id":46227374538943,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/5826\/3743\/files\/Sb14694e1071d451cb4a652888f683421A.webp?v=1789641727"},{"product_id":"watchmakers-hammer-soft-and-hard-faces","title":"Watchmaker's hammer, soft and hard faces","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small double-headed hammer for the jobs where a normal hammer would wreck the part. Tapping a spring bar home, seating a pin in a bracelet link, closing a link, settling a part into a stake. The head is cast iron on a knurled steel handle, and it is sized for a watch tray rather than a tool box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo faces, and that is the whole point\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne face is hard steel: for pins, stakes and anything that has to move a known amount. The other is soft: for a finished surface you do not want to mark. Turning the hammer round is the difference between a seated pin and a dented case back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat it will not do\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will not drive a nail and it is not a chasing or planishing hammer. It is a light tool for small work — swing it at anything solid and you will bend the handle, not the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also have not weighed or measured one yet. Our own sample is on the way with the rest, and when it lands we publish the head weight and the length here instead of repeating the supplier's line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOne thing we are still checking\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe supplier photographs this hammer alongside a small curved bracelet block, and the listing calls it a set. We cannot tell from their page whether that block ships with the hammer, so \u003cstrong\u003ewe are selling this as the hammer alone\u003c\/strong\u003e. If the block turns up in our sample, it comes with yours free and this paragraph changes. We would rather under-promise here than have you open the parcel and count.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it sits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a bench tool, not a machine accessory. It has nothing to do with the drill press and does not bolt to anything. 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A horn does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single casting, 128 mm end to end, with the top face ground and polished. That face is 75 by 26 mm. From it the horn tapers to a point, so a ring, a bezel or a bracelet link sits on a curve — you slide it along the horn until the curve matches the diameter you want, then hammer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt stands 60 mm tall on a foot 83 by 41 mm and 6 mm thick, with four holes through it. Bolt it to the bench and it stops walking under the hammer. Left loose it still works, it just moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt weighs 600 g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight forming work at the bench. Riveting, doming, straightening bent findings, rounding small rings, flattening sheet, tapping watch pins. The same bench as a mini drill press, a vise and a set of files.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSteel or cast iron, and why we are not saying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker's own material line reads \"steel\". The maker's own product banner, on the same listing, reads \"high-hard cast iron\". Both cannot be right, and we are not going to pick the flattering one for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is not in dispute is the construction, which you can see in the photographs: a rough dark casting with a bright ground working face. That is how bench anvils in this class are built, and the face is the part that matters. Our sample arrives shortly. A file goes across that face the day it lands and this paragraph gets replaced with an answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it will not do\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a bench anvil, not a blacksmith's. 600 g absorbs a jeweller's hammer. It will not take a two-pound engineer's hammer, and hitting it that hard will mark the face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face is finished flat, not ground to a measured tolerance. If you need a certified flat reference for checking work, that is a surface plate, not this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt ships as the bare anvil. No hammer, no bolts, and no wooden block — the maker sells a block-mounted version separately, and this is not it. If you see 770 or 780 g quoted for this casting anywhere, that figure is the anvil plus that block. On its own it is 600 g.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping and returns\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping in the US, 5 to 15 business days. Returns accepted for 30 days from delivery. 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The knurled screw on the base locks the rotation separately, so you can set the angle once and still spin the work to reach the other side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base has holes through it. Bolt it down and it stays where you put it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe jaws\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne inch, stepped, with a V-groove cut across the front. Flat stock sits on the step, round stock drops into the V and does not roll while you drill or file it. Behind the fixed jaw there is a small horn for tapping and forming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e304 stainless throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eStraight about the photos and the numbers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photos are the maker's own, shot in the hand, not a render. We have one of these on order and have not held it yet. When it lands we will weigh it, measure the jaw opening and the base, and put our numbers on this page. Until then the only figure here is the one the maker gives: one inch jaws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a bench vise for small work — watch parts, findings, model work, anything you would bring to a mini drill press. It is not a workshop vise. A ball joint that tilts is a joint that can slip under a heavy cut, so keep the cuts light and the file sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping and returns\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping in the US, 5 to 15 business days. Returns accepted for 30 days from delivery. Return postage is on you, the price of the item comes back in full.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARVONELLE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46226787926207,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/5826\/3743\/files\/S195cfa8793f049078d7e460a3dbd2bafH.jpg_960x960q75.webp?v=1789685319"},{"product_id":"chuck-key-0-3-4mm","title":"Chuck key for the 0.3 to 4 mm chuck","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe key lives in a drawer, the drawer gets tidied, and the chuck is now a thing you cannot open. That is the whole reason this page exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich key this is\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe small one. Chuck keys come in sizes and they are not interchangeable: this pinion measures 11 mm across the teeth and the pilot spigot in the middle is 3 mm. That is the size that turns a 0.3 to 4 mm micro chuck, which is what is fitted to our press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chuck key off a hardware-store drill will not work here. Those are built for a 10 or 13 mm chuck and the teeth are far too coarse to reach into this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChrome vanadium steel, T-handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo things the maker tells us, and we pass on\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe handle length varies a little between production runs. It changes nothing about how the key works, but if you buy two they may not be identical twins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the key on its own. No chuck comes with it. If you want the chuck as well, the four-piece set is on its own page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat we have not checked\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have not turned this key in our own chuck yet. The 11 mm and 3 mm figures come from the maker's drawing and they are the right numbers for a 0.3 to 4 mm chuck, but our sample machine is still in transit. It gets tried the day it lands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf it does not fit yours, send a photo, keep it, and we refund you. You are not paying postage for our homework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eBefore you buy this\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor twelve months from your order, a replacement key is free.\u003c\/strong\u003e If yours fails or goes missing inside the first year, tell us and we post one, no charge and no postage. This page is for people past that year, or people who would rather have a spare in the drawer than wait for the post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping and returns\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping in the US, 5 to 15 business days. Returns accepted for 30 days from delivery. Return postage is on you, the price of the item comes back in full.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ARVONELLE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46227325288639,"sku":null,"price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/5826\/3743\/files\/S47f48dfb288f4a40b84c7c81c2e4665cp.jpeg_960x960q75.webp?v=1789691833"},{"product_id":"jewellers-loupe-triplet-21mm","title":"Jeweller's loupe, triplet, 21 mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou drilled the hole. Is the edge clean, or did the bit tear out on the way through? At arm's length every hole looks fine. That is what this is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTriplet, and why that word matters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cheap magnifier is one piece of glass. Look through it and the edges of the picture bend, and every hard edge picks up a coloured fringe — red on one side, blue on the other. 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If you buy one loupe, buy this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20x\u003c\/strong\u003e is the middle. Good for solder joints, jewel settings and checking a thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30x\u003c\/strong\u003e sits almost on the surface and shows you a field about the size of a grain of rice. It is for hallmarks, inclusions in a stone and the tip of a 0.4 mm drill bit. It is not a general-purpose loupe and it will frustrate you as one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it is not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no light in it. You hold it to the eye and bring the work to it, and you need a lamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is not a microscope. For hours of soldering under magnification you want a stereo microscope on a stand, not something held in the eye socket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eShipping and returns\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping in the US, 5 to 15 business days. 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