My guest this week on the Piercing Wizard Podcast is Christina Blossey of Piercing Experience in Atlanta. We talk about how she got into the industry and her growth from apprentice under last week’s guest (Brian Skellie) to studio owner.
An opportunity to share ideas with my colleagues hosted by Ryan Ouellette from Precision Body Arts. Check out his podcast for interesting discussions with piercers, including my former apprentice Christina Blossey of Piercing Experience. Ryan Ouellette: November 9 at 6:34pm · Nashua, NH, United States · My guest on the Piercing Wizard Podcast this week is Brian Skellie. Continue Reading
One of the most commonly used materials for body jewelry, the ASTM F136 – Standard Specification for Wrought Titanium-6Aluminum-4Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications (UNS R56401) has been revised to F136-13 developed by Committee F04.12, ASTM BOS Volume13.01. The new version changes are in section 9. Special Requirements
A forum participant asked: please discuss 316l and implant grade 316lvm grade stainless steel They added a link to an essay titled “Body Jewelry Materials. Understanding Implant Grade Surgical Steel“ The easy answer: Neither are surgical implant materials. These are engineering specifications. *AISI and SAE do not establish standards Continue Reading
I’ll be an educator and participant at BMXnet This October for World Standards Day 2013.
Among jewelry materials for initial piercing, glass deserves a closer look.
By Brian Skellie The opportunity to explain and demonstrate anodizing titanium body jewlery to my colleagues in person is always a pleasure. For those of you who are interested, here are some of the basics. There are many other techniques, tips and tricks that I’ll be glad to help with if you have questions.
This is a follow up to the presentation the FDA made to my ASTM International committee on nonconforming imported titanium. It should have met ASTM F136 for surgical implants, however the Quality Systems at the mill that melted it were inadequate. More information from the FDA and a bit of legal analysis.
Please stop referring to body jewelry materials by overly vague and inappropriate standards. Using the term G23 for body jewelry materials is too superficial, and is not an implant standard.
