Mattbaker86
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Yup, I'm not sure why there are any volume markings at all there. I'm assuming you're not actually measuring volumes on molten components Also, the weights in your recipes should make sense--are you really making 1.3 kg of 18K gold???FrugalRefiner said:Gold alloys are made up by weight. If you want to make 18 kt. gold, combine 750 grams of refined gold and 250 grams of whatever metals you want to use for your alloy.
That's how I learned it too. But after studying this forum for a while, I learned that "carat" is used for gold fineness in the U.K. (perhaps elsewhere as well).upcyclist said:Edit to add: "ct." is an abbreviation for carat, a weight used for gemstones equal to 0.2g. "K" is the abbreviation for karat, referring to the number of parts out of 24 that are gold in an alloy. 18K gold is 18/24ths (3/4, 75%, .750 fine, etc) pure gold.
Them Brits are just being obstinate Though, I could then argue "K is always for gold fineness, some use ct for gold but it's used by most of the world for gems, so feel free to use it if you want to risk confusing people." :lol:FrugalRefiner said:That's how I learned it too. But after studying this forum for a while, I learned that "carat" is used for gold fineness in the U.K. (perhaps elsewhere as well).upcyclist said:Edit to add: "ct." is an abbreviation for carat, a weight used for gemstones equal to 0.2g. "K" is the abbreviation for karat, referring to the number of parts out of 24 that are gold in an alloy. 18K gold is 18/24ths (3/4, 75%, .750 fine, etc) pure gold.
anachronism said:Nah, us Brits rock. Deal with it ladies
nickvc said:anachronism said:Nah, us Brits rock. Deal with it ladies
And any hall marked carat items will be plum or better unlike most karat items....
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