[Jewelry making - Article 00427] - Re: [Orchid] Drawing 22k wire from coin

[Jerry & Norma Holt]

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Randy,

    A couple of comments on your wire making from a Maple Leaf coin;
    First, I don't  understand why you say anything less pure than ,9999
    is not suitable for wire making. You can make wire the same way with
    10k if you wish. I do it all the time. For that matter you say you
    alloy it down to 22k before you draw the wire anyway. 

    Second, it seems to me you go through some unnecessary steps. The
    way I do it is alloy the pure gold with whatever alloy you need to
    get it  down to the desired karat and pour it directly into cold
    water, I then use the charcoal block method and cut a trench in the
    block to accommodate the amount of metal required for the amount of
    wire I need. If the amount of wire needed is more than I can get
    into a trench in the charcoal bloce, I pour it into my cast iron
    ingot  mold. They're inexpensive and will outlast  hundreds of
    relatively expensive charcoal blocks. :-) 

Jerry in Kodiak


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