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Powder Coating Jewelry

info@finishingtalk.com (cemcculloch) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:23:47 +0000

Re: Powder Coating Jewelry

info@finishingtalk.com (cemcculloch) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:23:47 +0000

Thanks for the tip, however I used high temp silver solder. I guess it's technically brazing, so the temperature issue should not be a problem.

Re: Powder Coating Jewelry

info@finishingtalk.com (JoePowder) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:36:52 +0000

Be careful with soldered parts. Check the softening (melt) temperature of the solder before you send these parts out to be powder coated. Powder coatings are typically cured around 350 to 400F. I know a guy who powder coated a classic trombone only to find a pile of trombone parts on the floor when he opened the oven door.

Powder Coating Jewelry

info@finishingtalk.com (cemcculloch) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:46:06 +0000

I'm interested in powder coating some steel jewelry made of arbor shims (3/8"o.d., 1/4"i.d., 1/8" thickness) that are soldered together with hard solder. I would like to find a place in Chicago, IL or relatively nearby that does powder coating for small scale objects. Any recommendations would be great appreciated.