[Jewelry making - Article 00648] - Re: [Orchid] Introducing - Elizabeth T Showers

[Jeff Demand]

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Elizabeth,


    Plating is one of those techniques I try to avoid. But in my many
    years spent repairing rhodium plated silver there was always a
    copper flash followed by a fairly heavy bright nickel before the
    final rhodium. The copper for adhesion and the nickel to 'seal' the
    surface (against oxidation). And I was always under the impression
    that straight silver would poison to the rhodium bath chemistry
    ($$$). 

    Another thought is to avoid the use of easy solders, they tend to be
    a poor colour match at the best of times and oxidise quickly. Hard
    silver solder does not re-melt easily, and each re-heating seems to
    raise the re-melt temperature of previous joints. Usually I just use
    hard solder unless doing a repair job or attaching a commercial
    finding. 

Jeff

Demand Designs
Analog/Digital Modelling & Goldsmithing
http://www.gmavt.net/~jdemand
jdemand AT gmavt.net  

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