[Jewelry making - Article 00543] - Re: [Orchid] Better way to strip rhodium

[Mark Shneyer]

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Hi Ben,

    I am interested in hearing about the striping myself. 

    As far as the delicate plating job you mentioned...Instead of
    masking a whole piece try a rhodium pencil.  If you don't have one
    (which I am assuming) I suggest you make one. The mfgr'd ones are made
    pretty poorly. (They tend to corrode on the inside connections) 

    I have one made with all platinum to hold the felt tip and inserted
    that into a bic pen casing. You could probably use gold material to
    make the electrical connection and save the money of using platinum. 

    Anyhow, a rhodium pencil can be used with your existing rectifier.
    You don't need the plating rectifier that comes with the pens. Neg-to
    piece. Pos-to pen.  Just dip the tip into your rhodium and then
    draw. Play with the voltage to see what gives you the best results. 

Hope that helps,
Mark

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