| When I read that the specific weight of Palladium | | | | finished and weight in under 12 grams if cast in |
| is 1,2 the weight of silver I was ecstatic. For | | | | Palladium. |
| years I have been creating unusable models | | | | We set stones in them and they indeed weighed |
| because they were simply too heavy if made in | | | | in at less than twelve grams and were quite |
| Gold. Especially my earrings. | | | | beautiful. |
| Here was a chance to use a platinum group metal | | | | We had a difficult time polishing them so I had to |
| without the weight or the high cost. Palladium is | | | | refer to the internet again to learn how to polish |
| not only light but also cheap, ten years ago it was | | | | palladium. Because it is somewhat brittle Palladium |
| trading at 1,000. dollars and ounce and now its | | | | needs to be polished slowly with many different |
| trading at half that price. | | | | grains of sandpaper. If mixed with small |
| When I told a goldsmith this he told me that | | | | percentage of platinum it shines up quite nicely |
| Palladium was heavy and too hard to set. I had | | | | and no need to Rhodium plate. |
| read on the internet that Palladium was beautifully | | | | Because of Palladium I have a new lease as a |
| workable and easy to set stones in. Who was | | | | jewelry designer and all my models that were a |
| right? Only one way to find out. | | | | little too heavy could be cast in this precious |
| I discovered that Carrera Casting in New York | | | | metal and be much lighter. I was free of the old |
| could cast in Palladium so overjoyed I cast up a | | | | precious jewelry constraints and could now |
| pair of large earrings. | | | | manufacture large earrings that were also |
| According to my calculations the earrings could be | | | | wearable. |