[Jewelry making - Article 00343] - [Orchid] Sizing a ring with the laser welder

[Scott Isaacs]

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    I was wondering how many of you laser welders are using Rofin's
    method of butt welding when sizing.  David Brown demonstrated this
    technique at the advanced laser seminar and have found it to really
    work.  What it basically is  kick up the volts and ms and take the hz
    and beam diameter to 0.  Blast a 50% penetration a few times and
    repeat this on the inside of the ring.  Then widen the beam to 5 and
    fill in those gaps.  Fill the rest in with filler.  I was wondering
    what other methods you guys are using. Scott Isaacs Berry's Jewelry 
    -Nashville,Tn castgold AT comcast.net

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