[Jewelry making - Article 00157] - Re: [Orchid] Need Lots of Advise

[John Donivan]

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    Call the Forum Police - Dale asked a question!!!! HAHAHA.... Although
    we do buy 24k for all of our gold alloys, and I mix my own 18k alloy
    mix, my suggestion for a newbie would be to just buy it already made
    up. Why? Your savings in buying 24k is going to be tiny for the small
    quantities you're likely to be using, but more importantly, it
    injects too many variables. You're going to have plenty on your hands
    just learning "The gold thing" without having to figure out if your
    problems are because of your torch, your crucible, your burnout or
    your alloy mix. Do one thing at a time - familiarize yourself with
    existing quality alloys, and then branch out into making them
    yourself... 

 
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