We make different colours of gold from Mr.Bellchamber's own combinations. Matching gold colour for sizing or for casting is and art and takes several years of practice. Pictured are different ingots, each contain gold, the alloys added to the gold determine the resulting end hue. From left: rose gold, green gold, yellow gold and white gold. The process is explained in the History of Alloy article. |
Pictured are; a modern clay crucible for melting gold in, a steel ingot mold held with a c-clamp both on a ceramic soldering board which withstands high head. Ingots are prepared to make castings or wire. Ingots are 'milled' for sizing rings by flatting them or rolled in a mill to makesquare wire which is then made into round wire. The red capped bottle contains borax powder used as a flux. A flux is sometimes added sparingly to recycled/remelted gold once it is liquid. It will cause oxides and impurities rise to the surface. |