[Jewelry making - Article 00234] - Re: [Orchid] A different Argentium problem

[Trevor F]

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>     ... I plan to heat harden in my kiln ... then I will tumble them
>     with steel shot in my rotary tumbler. Is that the proper order? 

    Hello Jan, that order sounds good to me. Argentium Silver (AS)
    polishes up a little differently once it's been hardened and I
    personally prefer this. So yes, harden then tumble is good. You could
    do it the other way around if you prefer a (slightly) different look
    to your finish. 

>     Or should I heat harden before all the soldering? 

    Ummm, I don't think this is what you want to do. Heating to soldering
    temps _after_ precip hardening will "undo" the hardening effects of
    the precip hardening process. 

    Solder then precip harden is almost certainly the way you want to go. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.
in The City of Light
www.touchmetal.com

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