[Jewelry making - Article 00181] - Re: [Orchid] Storing Jewelry Equipment??

[Eileen Procter]

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    Hello Will, there are a number of reasons for the corrosion.  Nitric
    acid fumes will certainly cause corrosion.  Another possibility is
    that the light oil that you put on the tools has turned acidic
    (oxidation over time) thereby causing corrosion.  A third
    possiblility is that if your tools have gotten dusty in the past
    years, the dust can attract and hold moisture to the surface of the
    metal, causing corrosion.  Of course, it could always be all three...
     Just thought I'd give you something to think about. 

Eileen Procter (Objects conservator). 

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