Plating and Electroforming

Electroplating is a method to put a metal coating onto an object, in our case a piece of jewellery, by...

Electroforming is an old, established technology and, in its original form, it was a bit cumbersome to use. However, as...

The "General Safety Rules for Tools" article applies here too, as with all power tools. Read the instruction manuals and...

Electroforming is the process of controlling the metal deposit from an anode metal, through electrolyte solution, onto an electroconductive surface....

Plenty of information has been published about how rhodium plating solutions should behave under ideal conditions-but little data and real-world...

It took about two months of experimentation to get the formulas for Platinum Sterling Silver just right - Robinson created...

The purpose of this paper is to acquaint the reader with the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing aluminum as a...

For all metal coloring and electroplating a clean metal surface is essential. The cleaning process must remove mineral oils, organic...

The size of the bath must correspond to the rectifier. You cannot have a huge bath and a small rectifier....

With the ever-higher cost of precious metals, many jewelers are increasingly working with non-precious metals such as stainless steel, titanium,...

There are four principal methods of producing jewellery today: Hand making, using traditional craft skills, Investment (Lost wax) Casting, Pressing...

Considering metals prices continue to be sky high, it's no surprise that plating companies' phones are ringing off the hook....

June Schwarcz (b.1918) in Denver, CO. She is a Fellow of the American Craft Council and received their Gold Medal....

For nearly 30 years, Ambery-Smith has been using architecture as an inspiration for her work. Her name has become synonymous...

The expressions which have come to identify the pre- and post-World War II generations - Me decade, suburban frontiersmen, spoiled...

This procedure should be undertaken with appropriate precautions; goggles, gloves, protective clothing, adequate ventilation. Recently I have been presented with...

There are few artists who can subtly control the relationship between what they perceive and the manner in which this...

About five years ago, Robert Fairbank, John Reynolds and I created a "living entity" called Goldsmiths 3 in Concord, Massachusetts....