Do You Know What the Miracle Cure is for Broken Jewelry? Laser Welding!
In the past, many jewelry repairs have been near impossible or too expensive to fix. Recent advances in laser welding technology have enabled jewelers to restore and repair vintage jewelry, create new modern jewelry and safely work on heat sensitive pieces. The laser welder uses amplified light instead of heat and fire to safely repair jewelry.
Common laser welding applications include the assembly of complex, multi-colored jewelry pieces, replacing prongs, sizing rings, assembling diamond bracelets, repairing stone settings, and attaching settings to ring shanks. Silver, gold and platinum all produce excellent welds. The resulting weld is considerably stronger than a traditional solder joint. Laser-welded connections are 260 times stronger than solder and 95% as strong as the original metal.
There are many benefits of working with the laser welder including no discoloration of metal and the beauty of invisible seams, especially important with platinum. Because laser welding uses amplified light instead of heat, many times it is unnecessary to remove precious stones.
"Sizing is ridiculously easy with the laser. Re-tipping has made my life joyous. I use my laser a minimum of 5-hours-a-day. I never even use my torch anymore," Martin Altounian, Korvette Watch and Jewelry, Dearborn Heights, MI.
To learn more about laser welding for jewelry repair and design, download our latest iWeld Brochure. The iWeld is our best selling laser welder in the jewerly market. If you have any questions about jewelry laser welding, please feel free to contact us.
