Plating?

[Nightjar]

Indeed. However, if it falls apart, it won't be because you made it. :-)

Colin Bignell

[polygonum]

Is this of any use/interest?

[Andy Burns]

[Jon Fairbairn]

You can buy gold plated nuts. Either intended for jewellery (eg

) or for electronics. I have a couple of the latter, but can?t remember where they came from.

[Martin Bonner]

Ooo... [Light dawns] Yes, I can see how that could be a problem

[Nightjar]

They appear to have the advantage of no internal thread either. That would seem to be the way to go.

Colin Bignell

[John Rumm]

But you can guess who will get the job of fixing it ;-)

[airsmoothed]

25 years ago, when gold plating PCBs using Sodium Cyanide solution was part of my day job, the antidote was Amyl Nitrate kept in a fridge, which supposedly had a shelf life but was usually nicked by those seeking a 'rush' long before the use by date.

[fred]

Except the cost of 50p per plated nut results in a parts cost of £220 for an equivalent bracelet before assembly and the 22k colour looks tacky in comparison to the copper rich colour of the 'artist's' product.

In short, let well alone.

[docholliday93]

Most of the brass screws and nuts I've found are nickel plated anyway, so y ou probably wouldn't have to worry about that part - but I'd tend to agree that for a one-off it may be more trouble than it's worth. On the other han d if it's an excuse to buy a gold plating kit you're after...

[Nightjar]

I didn't bother to look in that much detail.

I suspect the artist has not bothered with a nickel undercoat and has decided to make this a feature by calling it rose gold.

Colin Bignell