[Jewelry making - Article 00422] - [Orchid] Casting platinum

[dede sullivan]

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    Hey Guys: I just finished making waxes for wedding bands- my client
    wants to  cast them in platinum.  Here is my question- I have been
    told I should not make a mold by some friends saying it will
    seriously downgrade the design (my entire jewelry collection is
    casted from molds so I do not understand that logic) My other option
    I think is to make mulitple waxes of each ring and then cast because
    platinum is really tricky to cast and the castor may need several
    models to get it right (am I right on this one?)  The rings that the
    client approved are a tiny bit big because I was going to make a
    mold but now since the seed has been planted in my brain that I
    should make multiple waxes now I am torn. 

    Any suggestions and feedback from the orchid group would be great! 

dd


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