Platinum Cobalt Peg Settings: Installation and Removal

Quality Assurance Benchmarks highlight workmanship of semi-finished and finished jewelry. Learn how to evaluate the quality of replacement platinum cobalt peg settings.

Evaluate the quality of a platinum ring mounting after its peg setting is replaced with another using these helpful illustrations and instructional video
Illustration showing the side view of a platinum solitaire, with diamonds set in the shank
Evaluate the quality of a platinum ring mounting after its peg setting is replaced with another using these helpful illustrations and instructional video

Potential Problems and Engineering Features

Consider these points when soldering a platinum peg setting onto a platinum ring mounting

Evaluate the quality of a platinum ring mounting after its peg setting is replaced with another using these helpful illustrations and instructional video

How-to Video

Installing and removing a platinum cobalt peg setting

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Platinum Solder and Soldering Material Options

Platinum Plumb Solder

Ten pieces of platinum plumb solder on a solder plate

Platinum Silica Soldering Block

Platinum ring being soldered on a platinum silica soldering block

Featured Quality Assurance Benchmarks

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Remove Platinum Cobalt Oxidation

Removing Oxidation from Platinum Cobalt

 


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    Prefinishing Platinum

    Refinish Worn Platinum Jewelry

    Prefinishing: Best practices for prefinishing platinum

     

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      Learn how to evaluate the quality of a platinum ring that has been prefinished, polished, and buffed.

      Prefinish and Finish Platinum

      Evaluate a prefinished, polished, and buffed platinum ring


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        Evaluate the quality of the setting of a ring with platinum prongs

        Set a Round in Platinum Prongs

        Setting a round center stone in a ring with platinum prongs

         

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