[Jewelry making - Article 00269] - [Orchid] 14k and platinum

[Leda Lee]

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    Hello All, I'm hoping to get some advice mixed metals soldering. I'd
    like to know if 14ky and platinum can be soldered end to end.
    Picture two rings, one gold and one platinum, same size, width and
    thickness. Saw them both in half and then put the gold with the
    platinum half to form a ring. Can these two halves be soldered
    together? I've gone thru the archives and I've read some mixed
    comments, including one that I suspect may be true. Would gold
    solder be able to flow far enough into the platinum to keep the ring
    together? Thanks in advance for your help. Don't know what some of us
    would without this collective brain. 

Leda


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