[Jewelry making - Article 00187] - Re: [Orchid] Pickle and deoxidizer

[Dave Sebaste]

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>     Which pickle compound is used for gold and which deoxidizer is
>     used to deoxidize gold casting grain while melting? 

Hi Will,

    I use the same Sparex and pickle pot I use for silver when I pickle
    gold. I use "Matt's Casting Flux" (a powder) sprinkled on a gold or
    silver melt... don't know that it's actually functioning as a
    deoxidizer, though. 

Hope this helps,
Dave


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