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What would happend...
....if I would take my 14K gold jewellery, together with my 24K gold coins to
jewellers, and say that I'd like him to mix those two to make a single piece of jewellery? Mathematically, from mixing 14 and 24K in the right ratio, you can (for example) get 18K gold. But, how smart is to ask jeweller to make an alloy for you, instead of getting it from a refinery? What's the risk of alloy not being done well? Hope I'm not asking too much! Thank you! |
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I suggest you go and ask your jeweller/goldsmith the question yourself.
We get this one just about every week and get tired of pointing out its a more expensive way of making anything. another approach is to ask your carpenter to do your house alterations with demolition timber youll supply instead of new. Just ask him!!. the reply you will get will be the same in principle as youll get from your goldsmith. |
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hello all,
'm4816k", i have to ask you the reason why you are doing this. in the past twenty five years many people have brought me their grand parents jewelry, their mothers rings, etc. and have asked me to make rings using their own gold or platinum. i have always felt honored and i have always been happy to do it . i think it is a ligitimate and an honest request. this is what bonds people to each other.if someone has lost a family member, the least i can do is to make a pinky ring for them using their own gold. making jewelry is not always about money. if you ever made baby earrings you would know what i am talking about. this is a very personal matter and it is far different from lumber used in remodeling your bathroom. if you take your gold to a jeweler who has a torch in his shop ( one of the first tools necessary to own to be called a jeweler) he/she will melt it down and will make your piece from it. he/she may charge you a melting fee however. now, there is a slight chance that your gold maybe contaminated in which case there is no other way than to send it to refiners for purification. but if it is important to you, a jeweler will take the extra step. "m4816k", take your gold to a local jeweler if you are sentimentally attached to it , and ask them to do it for you. they will be glad to help you. take care, ken. |
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m4816k wrote:
...if I would take my 14K gold jewellery, together with my 24K gold coins to jewellers, and say that I'd like him to mix those two to make a single piece of jewellery? Mathematically, from mixing 14 and 24K in the right ratio, you can (for example) get 18K gold. But, how smart is to ask jeweller to make an alloy for you, instead of getting it from a refinery? What's the risk of alloy not being done well? Hope I'm not asking too much! Thank you! 1. You could figure it out yourself. It is not that difficult. The only difficulty is knowing the "exact" gold content of your 14K gold jewelry. It may be stamped 14K, but that does not tell you the "exact" gold content. The only way you can know accurately what the gold content of any given alloy is, is if you made the alloy yourself. In addition, mixing a bunch of jewelry together to use for new jewelry, is usually not a good idea, because of all the other components you are mixing together. Besides, in the mix will probably be a fairly sizable mix of all kinds of solders. Never a good idea. 2. You could have me (or anyone else with the knowledge of how to do this) figure it out for you. If you send me the gold, I would alloy it for you to your specifications. Just tell me what you want. I could even turn your yellow gold into red gold, or vice versa, if you give me enough 24K gold to do it with. I would charge you for the service of course, as any goldsmith or jeweler would. 3. You could try, http://dhfco.com/pages/hints_charts_rr.html Be careful using this site though. It is not very accurate. Try going from 15 grams of 24K gold to 18K gold. The answer given is incorrect, as are all the answers given for this type of calculation on that site. Having said that, AFAIK, there is no such thing as a 24K gold coin. Coins are usually made out of "coin gold", which is usually something around 900/1000 gold. However, if in fact you have gold coins, and not ingots, you may want to find out what their alloys are, before you start adding them to your 14K gold alloys. Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com |
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Abrasha wrote in message
. .. snip Having said that, AFAIK, there is no such thing as a 24K gold coin. Coins are usually made out of "coin gold", which is usually something around 900/1000 gold. However, if in fact you have gold coins, and not ingots, you may want to find out what their alloys are, before you start adding them to your 14K gold alloys. Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com Abrasha: Gold coins, especially so-called "bullion coins", which are issued primarily for purchase for their intrinsic metal value, rather than for commerce or collectors, can indeed be 24K gold. Common examples include the Canadian Maple Leaf, Chinese Panda, and Australian Kangaroo coins. All of these are fine gold. A one ounce Maple weighs exactly one troy ounce, and contains one troy ounce of fine gold. Others, such as the US Eagle or Krugerrand, are alloyed, typically as you say to about .900 fine (22KT +/-). A "one ounce" Krugerrand weighs more than one troy ounce, though it does contain one ounce of gold. The rest is copper. There are a few oddball alloys out there, as well in lesser known coin editions. You are, of course, correct that the poster needs to know what alloy he actually has. Regards, Bob |
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