[Jewelry making - Article 00263] - Re: [Orchid] Argentium Sterling and solder

[Trevor]

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>     Now that AS solder is available, is there any reason to continue
>     using regular silver solder on traditional sterling? 

    Let me put it this way, I haven't touched my regular sterling (RS)
    solders since I started using the Argentium Sterling (AS) solders.
    Although I think the AS solders, at least the Hard and to a lesser
    extent the Medium, can be a little more finicky to work with than
    the RS stuff I _vastly_ prefer the color matching and minimal
    tarnishing properties of the AS ones. I've taken to using them for
    the sterling silver repair work I sometimes do too and everyone seems
    happy with the results. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.
in The City of Light
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