[Jewelry making - Article 00432] - Re: [Orchid] Split Platiniium Engagement Ring

[leonid Surpin]

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    Properly made platinum ring should last for at least 1000 years. I
    stake my reputation on it. The same applies to gold rings. The key is
    been properly made. 

    About your particular problem. Since ring split at a place where
    jeweler soldered setting; you call it finding, the most likely
    reason either he soldered on a charcoal, or he was using acetylene
    oxygen flame, or any other process which caused platinum become
    contaminated with carbon. That make platinum brittle. In the process
    of wear internal stresses built up and eventually causes ring to
    split at a joint. In order to correct the problem. simply
    re-soldering will not work. The contaminated part of the ring should
    be completely removed and replaced or it will happen again. Find
    someone who know how to work with platinum.
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