Is the LINKED Luxe Training Kit worth buying?
This kit is a course with a welder attached, and it should be judged that way. For $2,997 on November 13, 2026 you get LINKED's online training with lifetime access (about 7 to 8 hours of video in 21 modules, by its own count), a waiver template, a workbook, a certificate, lifetime support, 20 ft of PVD chain, tools, two pairs of protective eyewear and the Luxe welder. The teaching is the strong part. The hardware is the weak part: no published joule range, a 12-month warranty, and a policy that says kit purchases are final.
Buy it if
- You learn best from a long, structured video course
- You want business templates: waiver, workbook, social posts
- You've decided, and a final-sale policy doesn't worry you
Skip it if
- You want a way back or a long warranty: every Sunstone, Everlinx and Pepetools kit has 3 years on the welder
- You want the best hardware for the money: the Helix Starter Kit is $2,399
What does LINKED's course cover?
LINKED is a training company first. Its own guide describes the course as "self-paced, about 7 to 8 hours of video across 21 modules, with lifetime access, a certificate of completion". The kit page adds a business workbook, a waiver template and ready-made social content. That's the widest set of business materials in any kit we compare: Sunstone and Everlinx teach too, but LINKED hands you the paperwork.
A caution on the waiver. A template is a starting point. What a waiver must say, and how far it protects you, depends on your state, and your insurer may have its own wording. Have a local professional look at it before your first client signs. We cover this in our insurance and waivers guide.
The certificate shows you completed LINKED's course. It isn't a state license, and it doesn't replace a business license or a seller's permit where those apply.
Why does it rank 13th of 15?
Because our formula scores what's published and what's in the box, and here the box is thin for the price. The Luxe has no stated joule range, so power control counts as unpublished. Eye protection is eyewear, not a screen. The warranty is one year. Returns: none, which scores the minimum. And LINKED names neither where the welder is built nor a safety certification.
Training pulls it back up: a full course earns 8.5 out of 10 on that criterion, the same as Everlinx and Sunstone's Momentum. It isn't enough to offset the rest, hence 8.1/10.
If the course is why you're here, that score matters less to you than it does to our table. But do the comparison once: the Everlinx Starter Kit costs $2,999, two dollars more, with an accredited course, a dimming screen, a welder with a published range and three years of warranty. The break-even sum on the usual cautious assumptions ($45 of margin per bracelet): $2,997 divided by $45 is 67 bracelets before other costs. Arithmetic, not a promise.
What's in the box?
The LINKED Luxe welder, 20 ft of PVD chain, jump rings, needle-nose and long-nose pliers, regular and PVD cutters, two pairs of protective eyewear, tungsten needles and a sharpener, a leather patch, an adjustable stylus stand, the online course with lifetime access and a certificate of completion.
How do you set it up, and what should your first welds be?
Start with the course, not the welder: 21 modules is a few evenings. Inspect the box the day it arrives, since the sale is final and problems must be reported within 7 days. Then follow LINKED's lessons on scrap rings with the eyewear on and the leather patch in place before you weld on anyone.
What does it really cost to start with it?
$2,997 on November 13, 2026, with no return possible. Ongoing: chain and jump rings. The chain in the box is PVD-coated, not gold-filled: decide which one your customers expect before you reorder. Budget for the welder's second year: the warranty ends at 12 months. Insurance, a business license and any local permit are separate.
What do we like, and what should you know?
- Full online course with lifetime access, workbook and certificate
- Waiver template and done-for-you social content for your launch
- 20 ft of PVD chain, pliers, two cutters, sharpener, leather patch
- Adjustable stylus stand and two pairs of protective eyewear
- Lifetime support, says LINKED
The catch: "All Launch Kit and Starter Kit Package purchases are final": no return at all. The welder's joule range isn't published and its warranty is 12 months. The chain is PVD-coated, not gold-filled. And at $2,997 it costs $598 more than the Helix kit.
What protects your eyes, and do you need argon with it?
In the box: 2 pairs of protective eyewear. A pulse arc weld is a bright flash a few inches from your face, dozens of times a day. Sunstone's own guide says it plainly: "You don't necessarily need an auto-darkening lens, but you must use eye protection" (Sunstone, optics guide). For shade numbers, the reference is OSHA's eye protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.133, which asks employers for a filter shade matched to the work. Your client looks away or wears a pair too, and a leather patch sits between the chain and their skin.
Argon: no argon in the kit; the Luxe is argon compatible. Brands disagree on whether you need it at all. Everlinx says no and points to a tensile test on fine jump rings (Everlinx, argon page); Sunstone says shielding gas makes the weld cleaner and stronger (Sunstone, argon article). We lay out both sides in do you need argon for permanent jewelry. This isn't safety or legal advice: read your welder's manual first.
LINKED Luxe Training Kit specifications
| What you get | Starter kit built around the LINKED Luxe |
|---|---|
| Power range | LINKED Luxe welder; no joule range published |
| Power steps | Not stated |
| Controls | Simplified settings interface |
| Stylus | Adjustable stylus stand in the kit |
| Welder weight | Not stated |
| Welder size | Not stated |
| Runs on | 110 and 220 V |
| Argon | No argon in the kit; the Luxe is argon compatible |
| Eye protection in the box | 2 pairs of protective eyewear |
| Training in the price | Full online course with lifetime access (about 7 to 8 hours of video in 21 modules, says LINKED), business workbook, waiver template, certificate of completion |
| Chain and findings | 20 ft of PVD chain, jump rings |
| Tools and extras | Pliers, two cutters, tungsten sharpener, leather patch, stylus stand, done-for-you social content |
| Built in | Not stated |
| Safety certification | Not stated on the pages we read |
| Warranty | 12-month warranty on the Luxe welder |
| Returns | "All Launch Kit and Starter Kit Package purchases are final" (LINKED refund policy) |
| Financing | Not stated on the product page |
"Not stated": not on the pages we read on November 13, 2026. Every figure is LINKED's own.
Why 8.1/10? The score, criterion by criterion
Each criterion is scored out of 10 from what LINKED publishes; what isn't published scores 2. A kit's price is compared with the median of the kits, not with bare welders. The full method is public.
| Price (20%) | 7.0/10 |
|---|---|
| Power control (15%) | Not published: 2.0/10 |
| Eye protection in the box (15%) | 6.0/10 |
| Training and support in the price (15%) | 8.5/10 |
| Warranty (15%) | 4.0/10 |
| Portability (10%) | Not published: 2.0/10 |
| Return window, minus restocking fees (5%) | 1.0/10 |
| Where it is built and safety certification named by the brand (5%) | 0.0/10 |
How much is the LINKED Luxe Training Kit, and where do you buy it?
$2,997 on LINKED's own US store on November 13, 2026. LINKED listed no sale price that day.
Next in price, the Everlinx Starter Kit is $2,999 for 9.4/10. The welder inside, the LINKED Luxe, sells alone for $997. We link to the brand's store because that is where we read the price and the stock.
What should you ask LINKED first?
- What is the joule range of the Luxe welder in the kit?
- What exactly does "lifetime support" include, and through which channel?
- Is there any exception to the final-sale policy before the kit ships?
- What does a repair cost after the 12-month warranty?
What should you compare it with?
The two kits closest in price: Everlinx Starter Kit ($2,999, 9.4/10) and Sunstone Dream Kit ($3,199, 9.5/10). Put all three side by side.
Head-to-heads: Pepetools Helix Starter Kit vs LINKED Luxe Training Kit. Its closest rivals, compared with each other: Sunstone Dream Kit vs Everlinx Starter Kit.
Rankings with this starter kit: permanent jewelry welders, all ranked, permanent jewelry kit.
Guides that mention it or help you decide: training and certification.
Where do these figures come from?
- linkedpermanentjewelrytraining.com/products/linked-luxe-online-training-kit, read November 13, 2026
- linkedpermanentjewelrytraining.com/blogs/news/how-to-start-a-permanent-jewelr…, read November 13, 2026
- linkedpermanentjewelrytraining.com/pages/linked-luxe-warranty, read November 13, 2026
- linkedpermanentjewelrytraining.com/policies/refund-policy, read November 13, 2026
We compare what brands publish: this isn't safety, legal or financial advice, and it promises no income.
