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| [1024] Heavy Metal, Tips For Working With Testing Labs |
Before you submit any jewelry item to a lab to test for heavy metals, you´re going to need to do a little homework. Current state and federal laws regulating lead and cadmium levels in jewelry have mounted hurdles that jewelry makers must clear -- and some of those laws pertain to both adults´ and children´s products. It´s important to understand the regulations and your customers´ requirements. If you find that you do need to submit your products for testing, there are a few things you can do to ensure that the testing process goes as smoothly as possible. The more informed you are when entering into a relationship with a lab, the better you can expect your results to be. The following is a collection of general guidelines for jewelry makers to follow when working with a testing service.... (2012)
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| Releated Categories:[Jewelry Mass Production]|[Metallurgy] |
| ISBN: B00006K39S |
| [252] How Much? - Jewelers share their repair pricing strategies |
Repair pricing strategies used by the three jewelers.... (2003)
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| [1023] Improvements in Security Technology That You Should Know About |
When you work with materials as valuable as precious metals and gemstones, you need to take measures to keep them safe -- which could mean anything from Rover the attentive watchdog to installing a security protocol that would be suitable for the likes of Fort Knox.
In recent years, however, jewelers have benefited from technological advances that have resulted in new or improved methods of ensuring shop security. What follows are three of those methods. All reduce the risk of theft, and some even offer additional benefits in such areas as sales, training, and overall inventory management.... (2012)
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| [438] Jewelers share their stories about working with findings |
When a commercial finding isn't quite right but making the component by hand seems like reinventing the wheel, creative modification comes into play. That's what designer Jayne Redman of Cumberland, Maine, encountered when searching for the perfect clasp for her Palm Neckwire.... (2004)
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| [343] Maximizing the profitability of bench work |
Jeffrey Johnson has two stores, 18 bench jewelers, and over 100 employees-and he still has time to work at the bench. 'I wouldn't be who I am without the bench,' he says. That's why he's got one set up in his office among leather arm chairs, file cabinets, and a desk. When a customer comes into his office, Johnson can sit down at the bench and sketch a design or perform a quick repair right in front of them. It's this kind of customer service that he says has done wonders for his business-and shaped the culture of his company.... (2004)
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