[Jewelry making - Article 00839] - Re: [Orchid] Failed Argentium Sterling Silver Experiment

[Donna Shimazu]

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Grace,

>     I thought it would be nice have tarnish free earwires and head pins
>     so I took some 20 gauge AS wire, balled up the ends, pickled it
>     then put it into a pyrex dish, no cover, into my pre-heated 500
>     degree oven for approximately 2-1/2 hours. It came out nearly as
>     soft as when I put it in - no perceptible change in temper - no
>     spring at all. 

    If you have a steel shot burnisher, run the head pins or earwires
    through it. The burnishing will give you more stiffness. I run my AS
    earwires through a vibratory tumbler and not only get the work
    hardening effect, I also end up with bright wires that don't have
    that yellowish color that has to be removed. 

HTH,
Donna Shimazu

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