Metals/Expert Profile
Expertise
Anything at all to do with the working of precious metals. This includes most aspects of the jewellery and metalsmithing industry.
Experience in the area
Past/Present clients Many including: Elton John/Spectacles, la Eyeworks/Spectacles & Jewellery, Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide/Lord Mayoral Medallion, and many others
What do you like about this subject?
Jewellery and Metalsmithing are the pleasure of the World
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura | 05/13/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Okay, thank you very much. |
| Rana | 03/16/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Nick | 06/20/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks Peter. I took the gold home ..... |
| erin | 04/07/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| SUSAN | 03/20/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your answer ..... |
Recent Answers from Peter Coombs
2012-01-30 Behaviour of metal during chemical etching:
Hello again. Probably not perfectly round, as etching at length usually results in a loss of control...it will round up a bit, but at some stage it will probably undercut.... Best I can suggest is try
2012-01-15 Behaviour of metal during chemical etching:
Hello Eddie, All exposed surfaces will be etched...and if you remember you high school physics, corners have more exposure and thus will be curved. Hope that helps. Cheers, P
2011-10-13 Setting for Burmese Ruby:
Hey Molly, I wouldn't even hazard a guess short of viewing them. This is mostly because I don't know how different Karratted Metals react with your skin etc - they quite often oxidise in differing hues
2011-09-30 The formation of metal during plating:
Hello Eddie, Apologies for the delay...I've been off the grid in Bali for weeks and only returned last night. I think you'll find that if you leave the item in the bath long enough it will in fact
2011-06-10 Rhodium:
Greetings and apologies. I started looking for testing solution when got your message a couple of weeks back, and was unable to find any.....and then life got in the way. To be honest, I'm surprised
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