[Jewelry making - Article 01099] - Re: [Orchid] New Experience with Pickle

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    Thank you Karen,.....I think your comment bears further
    investigation on this pickle/loss of solder strength thing. I agree
    with you that solder does become slightly harder each time you heat
    it. Makes sense also that a strong hot pickle would erode away any
    surface zinc remaining and perhaps other materials in the solder. So
    it might not be just the pickle but a combination of high soldering
    heat and strong hot pickle that weakens the join.... In our shop, we
    always water quench first - to preclude splashing as much as anything
    else - then into moderately warm pickle. Maybe there are other
    benefits. Comments anyone? 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry!! dcdietz AT comcast.ne

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