[Jewelry making - Article 00024] - [Orchid] Argentium - How to tarnish it quickly!

[Donna Blow]

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    This is just to share some of my experiences this week at the bench.
    While packing up some work to go to a gallery this week, I noticed
    that some of the pendants I made a few weeks ago from AS were showing
    spots of tarnish. In some confusion, I mentally reviewed my process -
    anneal before using in the press (should have activated the tarnish
    resistance... hmmm), press, anneal again, press, drill, rivet, finish
    using a brass brush... (insert loud head slap here... of course,
    brass contains COPPER). Okay, so no more brass brushes, only steel
    for a while. Oh, and while I'm checking things... maybe using the
    pickle that's turned blue is also not a good idea. Thanks to Trevor
    and Cynthia for their ongoing contributions to this list... it helped
    me quickly diagnose the problem. 

Donna Blow
http://dzinesbydonna.com 

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