[Jewelry making - Article 00156] - Re: [Orchid] Palladium plating system

[Andreas Grau]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

    From my posting, the first half got lost, so my comment about "not
    contradicting" does not make sense. So here is the first part which
    references a comment from David Geller: 

>     This one jeweler said he's use Palladium on repairs, higher end
>     stuff he'd plate with Palladium and then plate over it with
>     Rhodium but half the time. 

    And http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive/200008/msg01124.htm 

>     Rhodium plating will and should last for a few years.The problem
>     is that their is a difference in the quality of Rhodium plating
>     from plater to plater.there are also sinthetic rhodiums that do not
>     last more than a few weeks and then there is paladium plating which
>     requires 4 times more plating than good rhodium to be
>     equivalent.Many who use paladium instead of Rhodium do not realise
>     this. 

    Again, what seems interesting is replacing rhodium with palladium,
    but only if the results are comparable. I'd love to hear your
    thoughts and experiences. 

Thanks,
Andreas
____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________