[Jewelry making - Article 00362] - Re: [Orchid] A different Argentium problem

[Eva Martin]

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Hi Trevor & Debra,

    I have had real problems using binding wire with Argentium. Even the
    very smallest amount of pressure on my metal has caused cracks when
    soldering with medium solder. I am always very careful that my pieces
    fit very well together and I do not use binding wire to force them to
    fit, just to keep them in place. 

    As I said in my original post about this, the problems I am having
    may be because I am using Argentium I bought 4 years ago from a
    company in the UK who no longer supply it. I read somewhere that the
    alloy has improved since then and I am wondering whether my stock
    doesn't perform as well as the new stuff. Since others don't seem to
    be having a problem with cracking, I am beginning to think that this
    is the case. 

    I am not peddling fishy old wives tales, just reporting my
    experience with the Argentium I have. 

    So I really hope I haven't put anyone off using Argentium, I too
    think it's a great metal to work with. 

Eva
Eva Martin
www.evamartin.com

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