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Making necklaces from .9999 gold grams
Hello there,
I have some .9999 gold grams (small 1 gram bullion bars), and I would like to make necklaces from them. What would be the best way to do this? Any hints/tips would be great. For instance, could I get the materials from a craft store? I would prefer not to drill holes in the gold. Thanks! |
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Making necklaces from .9999 gold grams
wrote in message ... Hello there, I have some .9999 gold grams (small 1 gram bullion bars), and I would like to make necklaces from them. What would be the best way to do this? Any hints/tips would be great. For instance, could I get the materials from a craft store? I would prefer not to drill holes in the gold. Gold jewelley made without drilling holes in things is usually 'soldered' (actually it's brazed, but jewellers say 'soldered' for historical reasons). You can laser weld the stuff, it is actually easier, but the equipment is expensive. After the process is over you'll also have to clean and polish what you've made. The process is technically challenging. People tend not to make jewellery from .999 gold because it's very soft and wears away relatively quickly. Also if you are soldering the gold you'll find that the highest gold content solder you can buy will have about 75% gold in it. Soldering precious metals and polishing jewellery is not really a hobbist activity for a beginner unless you're prepared for a serious investment in equipment. Oh yes, and gold bullion as an investment is going up at the moment, you may actually be better off selling the bars and buying something nice. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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Making necklaces from .9999 gold grams
In rec.crafts.jewelry on or about Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:15:05 -0800 we
heard the sounds of a voice named "William Black" crying out from afar, saying: People tend not to make jewellery from .999 gold because it's very soft and wears away relatively quickly. Oh jeez! Better not tell the Chinese, Thai's and King Tut! Oh and don't tell me either. Here's the 24k chain I made for myself last year... http://HaleBobb.com/YeahSure.htm [[Moderator's note. Check your URL, Mr. DTMB. I'm approving this post, but at this time, the URL comes back as "not found".... pwr]] |
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Making necklaces from .9999 gold grams
PETE...RETRY (URL correction)
In rec.crafts.jewelry on or about Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:15:05 -0800 we heard the sounds of a voice named "William Black" crying out from afar, saying: People tend not to make jewellery from .999 gold because it's very soft and wears away relatively quickly. Oh jeez! Better not tell the Chinese, Thai's and King Tut! Oh and don't tell me either. Here's the 24k chain I made for myself last year... http://halebobb.com/Whatever/YeahSure.htm |
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Making necklaces from .9999 gold grams
wrote in message ... In rec.crafts.jewelry on or about Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:15:05 -0800 we heard the sounds of a voice named "William Black" crying out from afar, saying: People tend not to make jewellery from .999 gold because it's very soft and wears away relatively quickly. Oh jeez! Better not tell the Chinese, Thai's and King Tut! Oh and don't tell me either. Here's the 24k chain I made for myself last year... http://HaleBobb.com/YeahSure.htm [[Moderator's note. Check your URL, Mr. DTMB. I'm approving this post, but at this time, the URL comes back as "not found".... pwr]] 1. Your link still doesn't work. 2. There's a big market for 24carat gold jewellery in India as well, but, as in China and Thailand, it's not for wearing, it's for hiding under the bed and running away with when things get bad. 3. What royalty wears isn't actually anything to do with the real world. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |
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Making necklaces from .9999 gold grams
In rec.crafts.jewelry on or about Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:12:25 -0800 we
heard the sounds of a voice named Ted Frater crying out from afar, saying: wrote: RETRY (URL correction) In rec.crafts.jewelry on or about Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:15:05 -0800 we heard the sounds of a voice named "William Black" crying out from afar, saying: People tend not to make jewellery from .999 gold because it's very soft and wears away relatively quickly. Oh jeez! Better not tell the Chinese, Thai's and King Tut! Oh and don't tell me either. Here's the 24k chain I made for myself last year... http://halebobb.com/Whatever/YeahSure.htm OK, Nice to see the finishrd product, however most of the real metalworkers here might want to know more. I like to, would you answer? Sure...but only the *real* metalworkers can read it, ok? 1. original form of metal, Hmmm....well originally, that is, when I first got it, it was various karats of gold. I sent it to my refiner (In upstate NY) and they sent me back shot that they documented to be .999 gold. Mighta had 4 9's, I forget... 2. did you cast an ingot No, I poured one into a book mold. (I know, I'm being a smart ass/arse. Sorry.... It's in my blood.) 3 draw your own wire But of course. I wouldn't have said I made it if I hadn't. 4. gold soldered all the rings up after you wound on a mandrel and cut then off No, no solder in the piece. All fused, or welded. I'm not sure the proper term. I used little snippets of 24k gold that I milled out thin and picked 'em up with my soldering stick/pick and placed 'em onto the JR's at the proper time and ~blip~ they were all one. 5. dia of the rings and wire in thous/in I don't work in thous/in. I'll measure the wire tomorrow and post back. From my recollection the wire is .75mm and the dia of the rings were...well I didn't measure. I used whatever mandrel I had laying around that looked good. 6. total no of Well, hell, lemme find my glasses... 89 7. final weight. as you maybe can see, there's some stuff on the ends (Go look at the web link again I stuck another picture up there. And before you ask...I had to put the swivels at the ends 'cause the ******* kept getting all tangled up. The catch is made of tapered 24k and the dangle thing is a ruby gypsy set. I put the whole thing on over my head without having to remove the catch. The Tibetan Om is the logo for my business.) Oh and if I recall, the whole thing weighs right around 30 dwt. 8. final length. Jeez I don't know. 22.5 inches? Something close anyway. 9. coin is a dime No, it's a penny no matter where you are. The next coin is a dime though just for you. also as an afterthought, I put up a pic of the leftover chain. (I'd made too much so I made a little bracelet for my wife. The catch is 14k plated with 24k but she rolls it on her wrist anyway so I could've made a few more links and gone without.) The coin next to it is a penny too. for us outside the US. Ted Dorset UK |
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Making necklaces from .9999 gold grams
In rec.crafts.jewelry on or about Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:29:06 -0800 we
heard the sounds of a voice named "William Black" crying out from afar, saying: 2. There's a big market for 24carat gold jewellery in India as well, but, as in China and Thailand, it's not for wearing, it's for hiding under the bed and running away with when things get bad. Oh jeez...and don't tell this stuff to my mother-in-law and many sisters-in-law who still live in China and wear 24k gold jewelry. Actually, during the Cultural Revolution, people sewed gold jewelry and ingots into their clothing so they could run away with it (not a bad idea for us here in the states lately.) 3. What royalty wears isn't actually anything to do with the real world. I dare say they'd disagree. |
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