At some point I’m planning on making a pretty thick platinum ring with a gold band down the middle all the way around it, idk when but I’m slowly starting to gather the stuff for the project
The ring turned out great! So glad to see videos of people working with platinum. I love platinum, but boy is it a pain in the bottom to work with when it comes to melting, fusing, and/or soldering. I do a lot of mixed metals when i work with platinum and will usually do a gold and platinum combo. I dont have a torch hot enough to melt the platinum so i will just add gold like a makume gane type of mix and fuse the gold parts which ends up fusing it all together. If that makes any sense? Haha. May i ask what solder you used? Sorry if you already mentioned it, i tried going back thru the video but dont see anywhere. Anyways, you've got a new subscriber here:) i hope to see many more videos of yours:)
What type of torch did you use? I’m planning on buying a decent torch but want to choose one that will get hot enough to work on platinum. Any recommendations? Thanks
I just used a Gtech Type S Oxy/propane heating torch. I normally use a Model O, but it wasn’t big enough for melting the platinum. Got it all from SPA Welding www.spawelding.com/gas-welding-cutting/cutting-welding-torches
When you heat metal until you get red and then cool it down quickly, You make the metal harder...Now if you want to soften, it's gotta warm-up and let cool
ALEHANDRO TOLEDO not when you’re working with precious metals. Silver, Gold and Platinum are all water quenched after heating to anneal them. Platinum actually only get hard by working the metal. The more you hit it the more the metal crystals align themselves. You can actually feel it getting harder as you’re hitting it. Here’s a good guide to annealing precious metals... www.stuller.com/benchjeweler/resources/bencharticles/view/annealing-gold/
Sadly as I’ve since found out, that form was completely wrong for platinum. It melts at too high a temperature. I should have used an open graphite mould. Next time!
What a beautiful craft of art
At some point I’m planning on making a pretty thick platinum ring with a gold band down the middle all the way around it, idk when but I’m slowly starting to gather the stuff for the project
The ring turned out great! So glad to see videos of people working with platinum. I love platinum, but boy is it a pain in the bottom to work with when it comes to melting, fusing, and/or soldering. I do a lot of mixed metals when i work with platinum and will usually do a gold and platinum combo. I dont have a torch hot enough to melt the platinum so i will just add gold like a makume gane type of mix and fuse the gold parts which ends up fusing it all together. If that makes any sense? Haha. May i ask what solder you used? Sorry if you already mentioned it, i tried going back thru the video but dont see anywhere. Anyways, you've got a new subscriber here:) i hope to see many more videos of yours:)
1700 Platinum solder apparently, reply in a comment further down.
Thats a lot of work but anything for loved ones
Very nice video! Did you use platinum weld to solder the band closed?
Thank you.
I used Platinum 1700 solder.
What type of torch did you use? I’m planning on buying a decent torch but want to choose one that will get hot enough to work on platinum. Any recommendations? Thanks
I just used a Gtech Type S Oxy/propane heating torch. I normally use a Model O, but it wasn’t big enough for melting the platinum. Got it all from SPA Welding www.spawelding.com/gas-welding-cutting/cutting-welding-torches
What did you use to solder (I am in the process of learning to craft my amors engagement ring!)
What is the solder composition for platinum. How much percentage of silver should add for 1gm platinum
How to alloy platinum 95% and how to make its solder
did you buy special high temp melting dish? or did you use the same one you use for gold?
Yes it was a dish specifically for platinum.
Beautiful work ❣️
((I am gold jewellery maker,))
What you use to solder?
LaoLang Gold, I use 1700 Platinum solder.
I want to buy catalytic convert how much per kg give me price who has?
Dm me
@@austinbaciocco2791 So how many cat converters does it take to make a decent ring?
When you heat metal until you get red and then cool it down quickly, You make the metal harder...Now if you want to soften, it's gotta warm-up and let cool
ALEHANDRO TOLEDO not when you’re working with precious metals. Silver, Gold and Platinum are all water quenched after heating to anneal them. Platinum actually only get hard by working the metal. The more you hit it the more the metal crystals align themselves. You can actually feel it getting harder as you’re hitting it. Here’s a good guide to annealing precious metals... www.stuller.com/benchjeweler/resources/bencharticles/view/annealing-gold/
@@explosivescience9389 thank a lot
You needed to heat up the form... that will keep it from splattering
Sadly as I’ve since found out, that form was completely wrong for platinum. It melts at too high a temperature. I should have used an open graphite mould.
Next time!
Make an HHO gas generator and use oxyhydrogen, I hear it burns realllllyyyy hot.