Laser surgery is now
available for repairing/ manufacturing jewelry at Laneys. We are the proud owners of a laser work station. This laser welder enables us to restore and repair
vintage jewelry, create new modern jewelry and safely work on heat sensitive pieces that
previously could not be repaired!
Some of the benefits of using the laser welder
over the old hand held torch solder repair method are no discoloration of metal when
heated and invisible seams that are a stronger bond. It
is cleaner and more precise. The lasers beam is stronger than a traditional solder
joint weld. Acting as a miniature welder, the
lasers beam fuses two broken pieces of metal together with pin point accuracy while
viewing through a stereomicroscope. That
accuracy includes a larger range of repair and assembly applications and minimizes
potential hazards of heat damage. The
lasers tiny beam is safe for most metals (gold, platinum, silver, base metals)
including delicate jewelry and costume pieces as well as eye glass frames (even titanium)
which might not tolerate the heat of a soldering torch.
With Doug, our trained laser technician on the
premises, we will be able to repair practically any item with the new laser and these
repairs are done on site. He is gradually
making more use of it daily while gaining experience. He has wasted no time putting our
new toy to work! The new possibilities are excitingly endless. We have been transported from the relative dark
ages into the future with laser technology - the perfect union of science and art. We are now able to design, manufacture, and restore
pieces that are an impossibility to other jewelers.