North Brisbane Lapidary Club

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Flames

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Types of flame

Reducing Flame (sometimes referred to as a bushy flame) – pale blue with a yellowish tip, because there is more fuel and air.

  • Ideal for annealing

Neutral Flame – adding more air produces a neutral flame, this flame is all blue without a yellow tip. It has a softly defined bright blue inner cone and pale outer cone. The hottest point of the flame is the tip of the inner cone.

  • Ideal for most soldering jobs where a large area can safely be heated.

Oxidising Flame – when adding even more oxygen the inner cone will become smaller, sharper and brighter. The drawback of this flame is that it floods the work with unconsumed oxygen which can result in oxidation and damage to the metal.

  • Used for delicate soldering jobs where the heat must be intense and localised.

Food Vans will be at this years Gem Show

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Display of a stall at a previous gem show

We are very excited to announce that we have some great food vans catering at this years event, they will be on site from between 10am to 3.30pm

The Bun Mobile on Saturday 29th February. The Bun Mobile is Brisbane’s first food truck. Serving filled steamed buns with a choice of twice cooked pork, teriyaki chicken, wagyu beef, vegetarian and vegan options.

The Wood Fired Oven on Saturday 29th February. Using only fresh ingredients and cooked in a smoker oven in the van.

Kraut N’About on Sunday 1st March. A Bavarian inspired menu.

Vintage Mobile Coffee will be on site all weekend. They will be serving Coffee, tea and hot chocolate and a selection of cakes.

North Brisbane Lapidary club, the organisers of this event will have a selection of soft drinks and bottled water for sale inside the hall.

To check out more about the food vans and their delicious sounding food use the links supplied.

GIANT ROCK SALE

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NBLC Club house- 574 Nudgee Rd, Albert Bishop Park, Nundah. We are very excited to announce our GIANT ROCK SALE is on Saturday the 21st of September 2019/ From 8am – 2pm.

Sausage sizzle and drinks available.

We have so many rocks from all over.  Small and Large Agate Creek agate nodules.  Prehnite rough – 1kg bag lots.  Windera/Cloyna Agate – Tumble and slabbing grade.  Petrified wood from Chinchilla.   Jasper.  Rhodonite.  Faceting rough. Garnet.  Peridot. Tourmaline.   Lots to choose from.

Contact: rocksale@nblc.com.au   for your full catcalogue of itmes for sale – one week out from 21st September 2019.

No Sales before 8am.  Material will be sold on a first come first served basis.

New Update for Gem & Jewellery Show 2020

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We are very pleased to announce a new venue for next years popular Gem & Jewellery Show 2020. Earnshaw State College, Earnshaw and Tufnell Road, Banyo is our new home for next years show.

It is a larger venue than our previous one (Brackenridge High School) and we have the dates.
Saturday 29th Feb and Sunday 1st of March 2020.

Put it on your calendars and diaries now.

More details coming soon.

For more info about being part of our next years show.

Please contact – gemshow@nblc.com.au

Introducing Our Gem Show Trader Queensland Sapphires

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Most people unfamiliar with sapphires would think they only came in a blue colour, whereas in fact they can be found naturally in all of the colours of the rainbow.  Queensland Sapphires owned by Noel Deeley will have on display and for sale one of the largest coloured sapphire displays  in Queensland.  You can be assured that you are dealing direct with the miner and that these stones are 100% natural.  All sizes, shapes and colours will be available from Noel at prices you just won’t see in your local jeweller.  The stones all come from the Central Queensland gem fields.  Why not come and buy a special stone for that engagement ring you are planning.

If you are after pendant or earring stones Noel will also have a wide range of natural zircons, again mined in Central Queensland.  Nothing but diamonds beat the sparkle of zircons, but at a fraction of the price of diamonds, zircons are a great alternative.

Introducing our Gem Show Trader Crystal Encounters

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Crystal Encounters is a family owned business run by Frank and Lynda Cheshire. Frank and Lynda have traded at our show for over 20 years. For anything in natural crystals or even tumbled stones Frank and Lynda should have something to suit your needs. From amethyst to calcite, garnet, kyanite, sulphur or tourmaline; all can be found at Crystal Encounters. If fossils are your thing then this is the place to stop. The largest collection and variety of fossils will be available to purchase at very reasonable prices. If you are looking for something right out of this world then talk to Frank or Lynda about meteorites they can supply. For more info check out the crystal encounters website at: http://crystalencounters.com.au/CRYSTAL%20ENCOUNTERS/

Introducing our gem show trader L A Gems.

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L A Gems is one of Queensland’s premier suppliers of quality inexpensive jewellery. L A Gems is a family owned and operated business run by Lesley Clark and Frank Dalgity.

Lesley and Frank have been trading at our gem show for over 20 consecutive years and in that time have served thousands of visitors to our show.

L A Gems sells a very wide range of rings, earrings and pendants in gold and sterling silver.  Not only do they sell the findings but Lesley will set your special gem on site if it is a standard claw setting.  This is an opportunity to source that special gem of sapphire or tourmaline or whatever gem takes your fancy and then talk to the jeweller to explore the right setting for the stone.

Looking for inexpensive shoulder stones to enhance your special stone?  Lesley has virtually thousands of small stones down to 1-2mm that can be added into your project.

The only advice I have is get to the L A Gems site early as Lesley always has a large wait list of customers to discuss their needs.

Before the show, check out the L A Gems website and pick out the setting that you like.  The castings catalogue contains hundreds of settings for rings, earrings and pendants.  For more info: www.lagems.net