Working With Platinum - FAQ - Part One | Goldsmith's Workshop Secrets

[@johnsmalldridge6356]

I always tell people that platinum is malleable but resistant to abrasion. Also you need eye protection! Also if I’m not needing sharp edges I find that the nail files from beauty supply stores help to bring platinum to a ready to polish finish.

[@jacothejeweller]

@@johnsmalldridge6356 great tip 👌🏻

[@TheArtisanTouch]

I’m giving it a go

[@ZarichDarksylph]

I am a hobbiest that is trying to work up my nerve to step up from silver to gold (so platinum is very far away on my journey). I would very much like to see a similar video that gives your advice about that. Thank you for all your great videos.

[@stephenward3468]

I left the industry in 1994,my boss was just starting to work with platinum so i never got the opportunity to work with it.Thanks Jaco for the insight.

[@dksmith605]

A note on platinum crucibles: There are crucibles that are made out of Pt, they are not for melting Pt in, they are made for scientific purposes. Pt has a high melting point and extreme chemical resistance, so is very useful in fields like analytical chemistry. Pt crucibles are obviously quite expensive.

[@lordmark4966]

this was a really well planned and clear video, i loved it. looking forward to seeing more of these kinds but for other metals as well if that was a thought. surprised you didnt bring up iridium plat which is also quite common but yes there are many kinds lol. the most important feature of the vid is to use the hardest solder you can and filing/sanding more and more fine to get a borderline polish before polishing. platinum is TERRIBLE to try and polish without doin this and its a good habit to adopt for all metals really. good job, lord mark approved.

[@cahn81]

Great video! Does re-sizing a platinum wedding band (2.5mm width, 2.2mm depth/thickness) by a quarter size (0.25) weaken or damage the structural integrity of the ring?

[@WanderingLostMC]

I will note, that you say no lower than 95%, however you will also find 90/10 mixes occasionally, usually the cobalt or paladium with that ratio. I find platinum to be a pain to polish more than gold and silver, usually have to use special compounds for polishing.

[@jasperallen8479]

It depends were youre planning on selling the peices. In the UK, Switzerland and the US for it to be considered a PLATINUM peice of jewelry, it has to be 95% BUT in other contries its not required like in the 90/10 is considered ok and can go even lower. Here is an interesting article of Google about its alloys www.capepreciousmetals.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/guide_to_Pt_alloys.pdf.

[@jacothejeweller]

This is brilliant - it shows exactly how we are all learning together. Thank you @WanderingLostMC for pointing this out. I’ve never actually worked on any lower grade than 95% pure but there are indeed lower mixes available.

[@SuperCharlangas]

Muy interesante,Gracias!!👍

[@stefanpremdas2074]

I just bought 2 bars of platinum to make a ring. Would love to know more about torch welding as I just bought the oxy propane tanks & little torch.

[@UnderThePalm-fz9fk]

Thanks for the video!

[@jacothejeweller]

You’re welcome!

[@jacothejeweller]

Thanks for watching. 🤙

[@TheArtisanTouch]

Man turned right around an went back to playin 😂

[@TaprootMetalworks]

How about tungsten picks and tweezers?

[@avgge]

Can you sweat solder platinum? For example you pierce a plate and solder that onto another plate of platinum?

[@jacothejeweller]

To me it reacts the same as other metals - just at a higher temperature 👍🏻

[@emy_themua2015]

Ok definitely sticking with silver now until respect has been earned 😮 also I love how expressive you’re with your hands 🙌

[@jacothejeweller]

Thanks Emy, we both hope you are well and apologise for slow replies - we're grateful to be very busy in the workshop.

[@jasperallen8479]

I would reccomend for torchwise, DO NOT GET ACETYLYNE as its to dirty an will produce not great joints. The best is Oxygen Hydrogen as it produces the cleanest and highest heat flames for working with platinum. You can try and buy Hydrogen canisters at the hospitas and connect them to little torchest and prooduce the cleanest near colorless flames.

[@thewalkingrob8840]

can you do one of these for palladium

[@jacothejeweller]

I haven’t tried - interesting 🤔

[@rkc7396]

Is there any way to make platinum yellow in color

[@jacothejeweller]

@@rkc7396 platinum is usually mixed with very little alloy - so I don’t think it’ll ever be yellow or should I say that I’ve never come across it. You could plate the surface, but why would you want to?

[@ThePlatinumKing1735]

What gas do you use when melting platinum?

[@jacothejeweller]

Propane and oxygen 👍🏻

[@shedlight369]

Are you melting that with Oxy Acetylene gas?

[@thewalkingrob8840]

No lower than 95 percent ... Doesnt Tiffany use 90 percent?

[@jacothejeweller]

I’ve come to understand that there are some lower mixes used after this video - in my world it was always 950 - thanks for pointing this out 🙏🏻

[@KC9RXP]

So if i want to ultimately work platinum, should I do gold first? Or can I go straight from silver to platinum?

[@jacothejeweller]

Although Platinum and Gold are similar in that they are both more expensive and harder than silver - they are also very different in how they respond to what you’re doing - I would say you could go straight from Silver to Platinum because each metal has unique properties /characteristics, so it’s not like one can necessarily prepare you for the next. Hope this helps

[@KC9RXP]

@@jacothejeweller helps a lot, thank you.

[@prabhatthakur516]

Can i join with you to the work? 🎉

[@jacothejeweller]

You already are 👍🏻 Hopefully once we are big enough I can start some workshops - you are helping by watching and commenting and we will be there soon.

[@tsmith4338]

Whoever keeps jumping the screen-zoom EVERY 2 SECONDS needs to cut WAY back on their ritalin.

[@angelfranco5809]

Great videos carnal 🤟🏻

[@jacothejeweller]

Thank you 🙏🏻