Platinum Jump Rings

[Lucie]

Does anyone know where I can get hold of 6mm or 7mm platinum jump rings?
I've checked all the usual places and can only seem to find 4mm ones.

[ps_bond]

Why not make them?

[Lucie]

Think I'm going to have to.
I mostly work in gold and only ever need one or two platinum ones for the odd commission, so it's just a bit of a pain.

[ps_bond]

If you're not geared up for joining Pt, I am... Making just a few jump rings won't take you much time but be cautious about cross contamination.

[Lucie]

Wow, thanks Peter. I'm just costing out the ladies quote now, so not sure whether she'll go ahead just yet.
It's going to be for 2 pendants using 22g of platinum, so I'm going over the calculations for about the 100th time to make sure I haven't made any mistakes.

You don't happen to know whether platinum hallmarking has any hidden costs over and above usual 9ct or 18ct gold?

[Tabby66]

I quoted for a couple of platinum rings yesterday, so I know what you mean about re-checking.......pricey stuff!!
No extra charges for hallmarking platinum, obviously on a separate assay note to other metals.

[Lucie]

I quoted for a couple of platinum rings yesterday, so I know what you mean about re-checking.......pricey stuff!!
No extra charges for hallmarking platinum, obviously on a separate assay note to other metals.

Thanks for that Jill :) I thought that was probably right, but the Birmingham Assay office all clear off home at 1pm on Friday, so I couldn't double check.
It looks like she's going ahead with one pendant for now. Nerves keep me on my toes - I like to maintain a healthy level of "constantly stressed" ;)