[Jewelry making - Article 00519] - Re: [Orchid] Earring posts

[Andrew Cooperman]

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    I'll bet that the posts are not breaking at the seam but just above
    it.  Sterling is not a very strong material and posts are constantly
    bending and being "straightened" by the client. 

    When I do repairs, replacing sterling posts is the most common repair
    I see. I strongly recommend that earrings be produced with 14k yellow
    posts.  They are harder and more durable, send the message that these
    earrings are worth the money and because they are yellow, send that
    message clearly. 

    There is nothing worse than seeing a beautiful pair of artist made
    earrings return again and again for something as simple as a failed
    post. 

Andy Cooperman

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