[Jewelry making - Article 00996] - Re: [Orchid] Refining 14/20 Gold-Filled scrap

[R . E . Rourke]

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

    first, was your gf double clad or single clad? was it 14kt? If so,
    you may have screwed up there.you have to realize the GF is starting
    off at only 1-5% fine gold. 14kt is 58.33% fine gold. So given the
    karat, you then have to determine the amount of gold bonded to the
    base metal ( generally 1-5%) then do the math based on the weight of
    the lot you submitted to find the approximate amount of fine gold
    you sent in to your refinery. Some give you 100% of market, some
    less. some charge an assay fee and other fees you may not have
    realized, but if they are only paying 41% of market, then the error
    is I'm afraid in your preliminary research as to what portion of
    market they pay out..In general 41% of what you thought sounds
    reasonable if you did not account for the initial 58.3 % gold content
    to start your equasion..rer
____________________________________________________________________
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
____________________________________________________________________