All the available articles have been assigned to one or more of these three areas of interest: Manufacturing, Bench Jeweler, and Casting. You can download each article as a separate PDF file by clicking on the appropriate article.All articles are complete in their entirety including all charts, graphs and images.
- Beginning Platinum; (75k)
- Casting Gold to Platinum; V4/N3 (2,553k)
- Characterization and Correction of Casting Defects; V5/N2 (417k)
- Choosing Platinum Alloys to Maximize Production Efficiency; V1/N1(599k)
- Evolution of A Design; V6/N1 (667k)
- FTC Regulations (27k)
- Factors Affecting the Platinum Market; V4/N1 (773k)
- The Growth in International Demand for Platinum Jewelry; V5/N3 (288k)
- Heat Treatable Platinum for Jewelry; V6/N5 (1,146k)
- Laser Welding or Conventional Soldering; V5/N6 (1,061k)
- Machines, Hands and Wedding Bands; V3/N4 (43k)
- Making Soldering a Technique of the Past; V5/N8 (192k)
- Maximizing Refining Returns for Platinum Alloys; V5/N1(54k)
- Platinum Alloy Applications for Jewelry; V6/N4(494k)
- Platinum Alloy Characteristics; V3/N1 (3,801k)
- Platinum Casting: The Power of Process Control; V4/N2 (370k)
- Platinum Casting Investments; V4/N4 (203k)
- Platinum Casting Techniques; V1/N5 (1,428k)
- Platinum Casting Technology; V2/N2 (969k)
- Platinum Casting Theory and Technique; V3/N3 (94k)
- Platinum Fabrication and Stamping; V3/N2 (20k)
- Platinum Finishing; V1/N6 (18k)
- Platinum Jewelry - Application of Archimedes Principle; V3/N6 (1,403k)
- Platinum Mill Products and Brazing; V1/N3 (1,560k)
- Platinum Durability vs.Scratching; V6/N8(11k)
- Recent Innovations in Platinum Manufacturing; V2/N3 (1,543k)
- Reference Books (218k)
- The Supply of Platinum in Semi-Fabricated Form to the Jewelry Industry; V2/N1 (267k)
Tables
Weight Conversions (146k)
Melting Temperatures (208k)
Platinum Solder Melting Temperatures, Troy System of Weights (137k) - Taking a Shine to Platinum; (64k)
- Technical Aspects of Platinum Refining; V6/N7(1,830k)
- Understanding Heat Treatable Platinum Alloys; V5/N7 (830k)
- Beginning Platinum; (75k)
- Bench Tricks for the Platinum Smith; V6/N6 (646k)
- Bonding Platinum and Gold for Finished Jewelry; V2/N3 (947k)
- Considerations in Platinum Design; V1/N4 (788k)
- Evolution of A Design; V6/N1 (667k)
- FTC Regulations (27k)
- Factors Affecting the Platinum Market; V4/N1 (773k)
- Fearless Repairs (324k)
- The Growth in International Demand for Platinum Jewelry; V5/N3 (288k)
- Heat Treatable Platinum for Jewelry; V6/N5 (1,146k)
- Machines, Hands and Wedding Bands; V3/N4 (43k)
- Making Soldering a Technique of the Past; V5/N8 (192k)
- Manufacturing Platinum Wire by Hand; V5/N5 (845k)
- ™Plat/S+ Innovative General Purpose Platinum Alloy; V4/N6 (612k)
- Platinum Alloy Applications for Jewelry; V6/N4(494k)
- Platinum and 18 Karat Gold... Oil and Water?; V3/N5 (534k)
- Platinum Basics (94k)
- Platinum Fabrication; V1/N2(66k)
- Platinum Fabrication Processes; V2/N4 (825k)
- Platinum Finishing; V1/N6 (18k)
- Platinum Durability vs.Scratching; V6/N8(11k)
- Potential Problems in Design and Fabricationg Platinum; V4/N5 (1,142k)
- Reference Books (218k)
Tables
Weight Conversions (146k)
Melting Temperatures (208k)
Platinum Solder Melting Temperatures, Troy System of Weights (137k) - Taking a Shine to Platinum; (64k)
- Tech Tips: Retail Edition (6,485k)
- Understanding Heat Treatable Platinum Alloys; V5/N7 (830k)
- Beginning Platinum; (75k)
- Characterization and Correction of Casting Defects; V5/N2 (417k)
- FTC Regulations (27k)
- Factors Affecting the Platinum Market; V4/N1 (773k)
- The Growth in International Demand for Platinum Jewelry; V5/N3 (288k)
- Laser Welding or Conventional Soldering; V5/N6 (1,061k)
- A Look at the Low Cost and Methods of Hydrogen Torch/Upright™Plat/S+ Innovative General Purpose Platinum Alloy; V4/N6 (612k)
- Platinum Casting Problems and Solutions; V6/N2 (34k)
- Spin Casting of Platinum Alloys; V5/N9 (90k)
- Pouring, Pulling, Spinning, and Pushing: Various Methods of the Lost Wax Casting of PlatinumBoth Old and New; V6/N3 (1,282k)
- Reference Books (218k)
- Maximizing Refining Returns for Platinum Alloys; V5/N1(54k)
- A Review of Cast Platinum Jewelry Fabrication Methods; V4/N7 (2,458k)
- A Review of Cast Platinum Jewelry Fabrication Methods; V5/N4 (82k)
Tables
Weight Conversions (146k)
Melting Temperatures (208k)
Platinum Solder Melting Temperatures, Troy System of Weights (137k) - Taking a Shine to Platinum; (64k)
- Understanding Heat Treatable Platinum Alloys; V5/N7 (830k