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From: Trevor F
Date: Mon Apr 10 22:08:54 2006
 
     
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Hello Pam,

>     Am I right to believe that starting with a cold oven would not be a
>     problem in achieving the full hardness of AS? 

    In my experience this works fine. In terms of hardness the end result
    is the same, insofar as I can tell (I don't have access to hardness
    testing machines so I don't have hard numbers to prove it). 

    What I have noticed though is that you might get a bit more of the
    yellowing tarnish that often happens when you precip harden Argentium
    Sterling. This is easily pickled off but you will likely need to
    factor that extra step into your work. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.
in The City of Light
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