[Jewelry making - Article 00414] - Re: [Orchid] Genral Tips for Working with Palladium

[Beth Thompson]

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Hi Daniel

>     Pure palladium is unsuitable for most common jewelry uses. Too
>     soft. I have spent quite a few hours working and developing
>     variations of 950Pd. 

    I would like to understand whay you say it is too soft. I made chain
    links 12mm in diameter using.999 palladium and the only problem I had
    was having to reheat the wire I made after pulling it through the
    draw plate once it doubled in length. I waxed the wire each time
    before pulling it... I wasn't so much sticky as brittle and when I
    noticed this I then just reheated it. Are you refering to casting
    palladium? How is your variation different and is it whiter than fine
    palladium,

Beth Thompson
Cimmaran Designs
Edinboro, PA

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