[Jewelry making - Article 00051] - Re: [Orchid] [Beginners' Corner] solder formulas

[LSHancock]

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    Alma, I once made all my own alloyed gold and loved doing it.  I was
    able to create wonderfully supple and beautifully colored alloys. 
    Once I got busy though I found it to my benifit to buy more of the
    metal already milled.  However, I found it irritating that I would
    always have several ounces of gold and platinum sizes that were never
    used. So now I buy large round, square and sheet stock (usually 2
    gauge and 2mm thick plate) and then roll and draw down to the sizes I
    most often use or need at the time.  I wouldn't trade the knowledge
    and familiarity of the metal that I learned when I alloyed my own
    products for the world.  In my ideal world I would do everything from
    scratch but you reach a point where you have to draw the line if you
    want to keep up with orders! 

Larry Seiger 

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