[Jewelry making - Article 00405] - Re: [Orchid] Surely mild steel shot isn't all THAT bad?

[James McMurray]

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Spider,

    With proper care you can use steel shot for decades without any
    trouble, keep it clean and if you don't use it everyday use a storage
    solution that you rinse with and dry before you store in a sealed
    plastic container. I had steel shot stored this way for 6 years and
    it was as good as new when it was opened. Rio and many others sell
    the chemicals needed. 

    Stainless is nice because you can use some relatively strong
    de-scalers and it takes no maintenance other than cleaning.

James McMurray

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