[Jewelry making - Article 00755] - Re: [Orchid] Purchasing scales

[Karen Goeller]

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Hi Cheryl,

    Took me a while to come up with my best way of managing this issue. 
    I do, indeed, weigh my metal as the measure of cost.  I use a
    standard $10 used pennyweight scale (I don't really have need of a
    fancier carat-capable one). 

    To track it, I'm fairly low-tech - use an Excel spread sheet.  When
    I buy something, I put it in the spreadsheet, with the description,
    amount, total weight (in pennyweight), price.  I have a field that
    calculates the price per pennyweight from that info, and then another
    that auto-calcs the price to the customer per pennyweight for the
    material.  When I use 3 DWT of it, I subtract 3 from the "amount on
    hand" column.  So I've got a running rough inventory and a costing
    tool. 

    Because different materials have different costs per pennyweight, I
    just weigh each material before using it and jot it on a project
    notecard I keep at the bench. Takes no time and later I just take the
    notecard to the computer and make the entries and calculations. 

Hope this helps!
Karen Goeller
kgoeller AT nolimitations.com
http://www.nolimitations.com
Handcrafted and Unique Artisan Jewelry


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