PRECIOUS METAL CASTING SERVICES AND PRICES

              BY LOST WAX INVESTMENT CASTING PROCESS

* Raw casting labor price per one casting (includes wax injection or send  your wax).

   Sterling Silver Casting Service Labor Price........$2.00 Per One Casting

   Gold Casting Service Labor Price......................$6.00 Per One Casting

   Platinum Casting Service Labor Price ...............$12.00 Per One Casting

* Additions to casting labor price

   Difficulty due to pin or core in mold ............$1.00 each

   Customer supplied wax without sprue ..........$1.00 each for attaching wax sprue

   Casting labor charge on large pieces is per quote.

* Subtractions from casting labor price

   Small pieces arranged in one mold as a group are priced as one casting labor  charge. (delivered clipped off center sprue).

   Example: Settings

All precious metal prices are based on the day of shipment at spot price.

* Precious metal prices per pennyweight (DWT).

   Casting metals available : 10K ,14K ,  18K ( yellow , white , rose , green ) gold , .925  

   sterling silver , platinum .

   Example:  Silver market at $40.00 per ounce.

* Price per   1   DWT. of sterling silver.

   Silver at (Oz.)   X   factor   plus   fabrication charge     =    price per DWT. 

      $40.00     x   .0775     +     $0.40               =    $3.50 

   Example: Gold market at $1750.00 per ounce .

Karat           X    Gold at (Oz.)  X  factor  + fabrication charge = price per 1 DWT. of gold in Karat

10K - .417   X   $1750.00    X  .06    +   $1.20              = $44.98 per 1 dwt. in 10K gold

14K - .584   X   $1750.00    X  .06    +   $1.20              = $62.52 per 1 dwt. in 14K gold

18K - .750   X   $1750.00    X  .06    +   $1.20              = $79.95 per 1 dwt. in 18K gold

* Palladium white gold is available (please call for quote).

* Price per 1 DWT. of platinum (95% Pt.  5% Ir.).

   Example:  Platinum market at $1,800.00 per ounce.

 Platinum at (Oz.)    X    factor    =    price per 1 dwt of   (95% Pt.  5% Ir.)

      $1,800.00      X   .068    =     $122.40  per 1 dwt. (95%Pt.5%Ir.) 

          GOLD, STERLING SILVER, PLATINUM 

          FINISHING SERVICE LABOR PRICES

* Sprue grinding.....................................$0.50 each + $0.20 per dwt. 

* Tumbling (sterling silver only)..............$1.00 each + $0.40 per dwt.

* Fully hand polished silver, gold, platinum)...$4.00 each + $1.20 per dwt.(includes sprue  grinding & tumbling cost ).

* Fully hand polished large castings are per quote.

* Raw casting to fully hand polished service, billed at weight in raw casting

before sprue grinding or polishing .

                                   RUBBER  MOLD MAKING SERVICE

* Available in vulcanized rubber mold and RTV (room temperature molds) liquid mold.

* Patterns in metal sprued ready to vulcanize.

                                   Mold Size                                  Price per rubber mold

                           Thick        Width       Length        Regular        Less Shrink

                            ¾”       x   1 7/8”    x   2 7/8”          $ 15.00           $ 20.00 

                            1”        x   1 7/8”    x   2 7/8”          $ 20.00           $ 25.00

                            1 ¼”    x   1 7/8”    x   2 7/8”          $ 25.00           $ 30.00

* Patterns in metal or wax sprued ready to mold.

                                   Mold Size                          Price per (RTV) rubber mold

                            Thick        Width       Length         (RTV) rubber mold

                             ¾”       x   1 7/8”    x   2 7/8”                  $ 25.00

                             1”        x   1 7/8”    x   2 7/8”                  $ 30.00

                             1 ¼”    x   1 7/8”    x   2 7/8”                  $ 35.00

* Soldering sprue on ( metal , wax or other material for mold making ) is $2.00.

* Price on large molds is per quote.

* Pin or core: if needed add $10.00 to price of mold.

WAX INJECTION SERVICE WITHOUT CASTING IT IN METAL ( EXTRA WAXES)

* Wax injection is $1.00 per piece (large pieces per quote).

* Mold difficulty due to pin or core add $1.00 to price.

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