[Jewelry making - Article 01086] - Re: [Orchid] Using aluminum in jewelry

[John Donivan]

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    My experiences with aluminum are more along the lines of structure -
    machine shop and the like - There is a compelling link between
    ingesting aluminum (pots and pans) and alzheimer's disease. Just
    something to keep in mind. I don't recall the number, but most of
    the aluminum you'll find is pure (99.9) aluminum - that's what most
    of the aluminum things that are around you, especially extruded
    things, are made of. Soda cans, for instance. I use onlinemetals.com
    for all my industrial metals - decent selection, good prices. You can
    get metals quite a bit cheaper on ebay, but it's harder to get just
    what you want. It can be soldered with aluminum flux, but it's quite
    difficult. Others may offer better solutions, but the only coatings
    I know of that work involve anodizing, which is very involved.

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