Receipes for green and red golds

Jewelry Discussion
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Does any one have the receipe for green and red golds??? Please
I am no math major so be sure to use penny weights and grams
etc… I’d like to use 1\4 piece of gold (pure) and ?? to make the
colors… thanks for the help… calgang

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Does any one have the receipe for green and red golds??? Please
I am no math major so be sure to use penny weights and grams
etc… I’d like to use 1\4 piece of gold (pure) and ?? to make the
colors… thanks for the help… calgang

If you add all copper you get a red gold, all silver is a green.
Charles

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If you add all copper you get a red gold, all silver is a green.
Charles

Brilliantissimo! Just what I was going to say. I’ve found the
customers like the term ‘rose’ gold. I know it probably refers to
a copper/sil mix of about 3:1, but I call my red gold rings (no
silver) rose gold and they like it. I’ll say almost anything for
sales!

Brian
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   Does any one have the receipe for green and red golds???
Please I am no math major so be sure to use penny weights and 
grams etc.. I'd like to use 1\4 piece of gold (pure) and ?? to
make the colors... thanks for the help... calgang

hi calgang, i’m not sure what a 1/4 piece of gold is,
soooo…here is the general idea: if one wants red gold use all
copper. if one wants green gold use all silver. it is wise to
put some small % of copper in the green alloy becaus using all
silver to alloy your gold may yeild a gold alloy that is too
soft for some uses. best regards, geo fox

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thanks Brian… Shall have to give it a try and that saying it
is rose gold would surely do the trick for me… Sounds lucious…
calgang

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Dear george debbie… If I just use silver and gold I will have
12k gold so I shall have to add a litttle copper…Right??? (1\4
gold and 1\4 silver (Fine silver) is the recepie for 12k gold…
i think I am saying 1\2 gold and 1\2 Fine silver makes 12k gold
which is a white gold. It is lovely and soft looking… Takes
gold granules beautifully… Thanks calgang

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   Dear george debbie.. If I just use silver and gold I will
have 12k gold  so I shall have to add a litttle
copper..Right???  (1\4 gold and 1\4 silver  (Fine silver) is
the recepie for 12k gold.. i think I am saying 1\2 gold and 1\2
Fine silver makes 12k gold which is a white gold.  It is lovely
and soft looking... Takes gold granules beautifully.. Thanks
calgang

hi calgang, your recipe of 50% gold and 50% silver does make 12k
but i think you should check your color. this is a recipe for
green gold and being poor in copper, would take granulation very
well. i also agree with you, it is lovely and soft looking, but
it is green.

i’m not so good with fractions but i’m ok with % or for
generalities: 1 part this and 2 parts the other.

best regards,
geo fox