[Jewelry making - Article 01090] - Re: [Orchid] New Experience with Pickle

[richard hart]

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>     Is there any soldering in your fold forming process ? If not, there
>     shouldn't be a problem w/ pickling. Just make sure that you
>     NEUTRALIZE the piece in a baking soda solution, and thoroughly DRY
>     it before continuing your hammering. You don't want to rust your
>     steel tools.

    Just a reminder, ascorbic acid, vitamin c powder can be used as a
    pickle I use it on charm bracelets when I am afraid something will
    turn the charms pink, and also if you are afraid of a stone etching
    from pickle: lapis, malachite, pearl, peridot, rhodochrosite. 

Richard Hart

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