[Jewelry making - Article 00494] - [Orchid] Working with Argentium Sterling Silver

[Debra Hoffmaster]

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I have several questions:

    1.  Does argentium sterling have any copper at all?  If the answer
    is no, or very little, is it correct to assume that it does not need
    to be pickled after heating? 

    2.  If no copper, then can it be "depletion guilded??" 

    3.  If one is using non-argentuim solders with argentium sterling,
    won't these contaminate the surface and accelerate tarnishing just as
    using a buff that has had contact with regular sterling would? 

    4.  If mixing buffs and soldering surfaces can contaminate argentium
    sterling, what about files, burrs, etc?  How clean should the bench
    be? 

Thanks lots -
Debby

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