An article from LaserStarsays in part " [use] sterling silver
welding wire with 5 percent platinum content when laser welding
silver. “This is my absolute number one tip for laser welding
silver,” says Staley.* “This wire welds beautifully, andthe weld
holds nicely and doesn’t have porosity.”
This sounds worth a try to me (and my boss) but I cannot find any
other reference to this wire. Does anyone know where we can buy 30ga
sterling wire with 5% plainum?
I’m sorry, but why not use standard sterling? What happens when the
rest of the object being welded tarnishes at a different rate than
the platinum/silver alloy? The PUK04 performs perfectly with the same
alloy being welded.
Stuller used to carry a sterling platinum laser wire, still have
most ofa spool of it. Reason I still have most of the spool is I
stopped usingit, Yes it is easy to work with a provides a great weld
but it never seemed to be a good color match for any of the sterling
pieces I worked on. Stullers continuum silver laser wire is a little
more difficult to work with but it is the best color match I’ve
found for sterling. Gary