[Jewelry making - Article 00753] - Re: [Orchid] Using Argentium solder...

[Marty Andersen]

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Hello Mary,

>     I am interested in experimenting with Argentium, as it has gotten a
>     lot of positive press lately. I presume I will have to use
>     Argentium solder too because of the lower melting temp and because
>     we don't want our solder joints to tarnish? Is that right? 

    I've been experimenting with Argentium since May of 2005. I love it!
    Remember that Argentium Sterling is quite a bit different than
    regular Sterling Silver. Don't let the differences discourage you.
    For myself, things got easier when I stopped treating it like
    Sterling and started treating like an alloy that I had never used
    before. Although Argentium Sterling Silver is highly tarnish
    resistant, I like it because there is no firescale and it's so
    malleable after annealing. Another plus is that precipitation
    hardening is very easy (it gets quite hard). 

    I prefer using the Argentium Solder because of the lower soldering
    temperatures. 

    Special thanks to Cynthia Eid for getting me interested in Argentium
    Sterling. 

Marty Andersen
http://www.livingartjewelry.com

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