[Jewelry making - Article 00008] - [Orchid] Ingots and flux

[Richard Baldwin]

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    Hi Folks, I'm back again (the bad nickel :-)).  I've been quietly
    casting and recasting my metal, making ingots and rods, and now I've
    run into a couple of problems.  I seem to be getting little lumps of
    flux in my pours, which come out in the pickle, that leave dimples in
    the metal. Is there anything I can to control this, and will it
    affect the metal if I were to draw or roll it out?  Also, I've got
    about 5 ozs of sterling to play with, and it's getting a bit funny. 
    It's becoming brittle in the crucible before it melts, and generally
    not pouring well.  Is it becoming overworked, contaminated or what,
    and what can I do to prevent this?  Much as I'd like to I can't
    afford to purchase new metal just to play with, so I'm stuck with the
    stuff I've got right now.  I've plumbed the archives, but that's a
    dangerous area, as I'm always getting sidetracked by interesting
    articles.  Thanks for all the help and the patience that the members
    of the list have shown me. 

Richard, in cool, slowly warming Michigan

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