Laser “surgery” is now available for repairing/ manufacturing jewelry at Laney’s.  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 laser’s beam is stronger than a traditional solder joint weld.  Acting as a miniature welder, the laser’s 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 laser’s 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.