[Jewelry making - Article 00407] - Re: [Orchid] First Argentium Sterling Adventure

[Thackeray Taylor]

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>     If anyone from Rio is monitoring these posts perhaps they could
>     find out and definitively let us know if it is sold heat-treated or
>     not. And I guess it would be good to know if other suppliers are
>     doing the same. 

    Ah shoot, and hello again, 

    I have been in contact with the engineers at the Argentium mill and
    found out some of the information I previously provided is out of
    date and wrong. Sorry for the confusion. Argentium is such a new
    product that process engineers at the mill are constantly looking
    for better ways of manufacturing Argentium. 

    Due to these improvements, ALL ARGENTIUM SHEET & WIRE IS ACTIVATED
    AT THE MILL. However, please keep in mind that, depending on what
    you're doing, working with the raw martial can effect the
    activation. If you're unsure always run it through a simple
    activation process, 250f for 10 minutes or so. 

    It seems the early batches of Argentium were not activated. But over
    time, better manufacturing processes have been implemented at the
    mill, allowing for automatic activation of all Argentium sheet and
    wire products. This is great news, and with mud in my face I
    apologize for the erroneous info I passed along. 

Thanks,

Thackeray Taylor
Rio Grande Technical Sales and Support
800-545-6566 ex 13903
technical AT tbg.riogrande.com

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