[Jewelry making - Article 00519] - Re: [Orchid] White gold without rhodium plating

[richard hart]

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>     Cobb makes "Precise White" we (PMWest) make "Ultimate White, Fell
>     makes Winter or maybe Snow White. 

    My experience, other than you must buy 14kt grain from Cobb, whereas
    you can buy alloy from Fell, which makes it much less expensive, I
    had more trouble with Cobb "rhodium free" white gold cracking than I
    did with the  Fell alloy that I used to make winter white. Had to
    size and bend the gold, which dramatically increases cracking. I do
    not do production, I have only done a few custom wedding bands,
    similar to two piece puzzle rings that be hammered somewhat to fit 
    tight together. 

Richard Hart,G.G.

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