[Jewelry making - Article 00297] - Re: [Orchid] The Zen of Argentium Sterling silver

[Trevor F]

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>     ... I was told that there were possibilities that the metal would
>     be alloyed in Finland and exported to the UK, but as of today I
>     have not heard any more details. 

    Hello James. You heard right, at least about it being made in
    Finland. The company is Kultakeskus (www.kultakeskus.fi). If you're
    interested email me offline and I'll give you my contact info. It's
    actually a UK guy running the plant there. I bought 1.5 kilos of 5mm
    plate from them which, if I understand things correctly, is how they
    prefer to sell it. I roll my own stock from chunks I cut from the
    plate. I've been _very_ happy with their alloy. 

    You can also order from Stuller in the States. I've ordered their
    Argentium Sterling solder and had no problems with the export/import
    procedures. I'm in France though so our situations are not exactly the
    same. 

    I'd bet that you could also order from Rio if you just called them
    and asked for the international sales department. I've dealt with
    that department in the past and for the most part they are reasonably
    up to speed on the particulars of exporting to the European
    countries. 

    It is my understanding that the supply situation for the EU is about
    to improve significantly. A big UK metals supplier is beginning
    production later this year so by the new year or thereabouts we should
    have our supply problems solved. 

    If I can be of further assistance with this or related matters please
    don't hesitate to ask. 

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

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