[Jewelry making - Article 00072] - Re: [Orchid] Inlaying gold on Titanium?

[Alberic]

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Greetings:

    My MFA thesis was on the fun and joy of getting gold to stick to
    titanium mechanically. The short answer is you can't do it with
    solder. 

    The only ways that work (short of plating and laser welding) are
    mechanical. The easiest is essentially a sort of damascene technique.
    It works, but it has a very definite surface texture, and it's a bit
    sensitive to wear. It's great for collection pieces, but would be
    lousy for daily wearable stuff. 

    I've been meaning to dump my thesis into a PDF, If you're really
    interested, contact me directly, and I'll see what I can do. 

Regards,
Brian Meek.

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