[Jewelry making - Article 00326] - Re: [Orchid] Argentium onlayed onto copper or bronze?

[Trevor]

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>     Sounds like he is getting the bugs out of the product. 

    Now why would you say that James? Consider the following: 

    - lots of folks --with the notable exception of yourself-- find
    Argentium Silver 925 (the generally commercially available stuff) to
    be very satisfactory as it is. What you seem to call "bugs" other
    people call "properties" and just get on with the job like they would
    for pretty much any other alloy. 

    - as you well know many metals come in a variety of formulations in
    order to accommodate particular customer needs (casting alloys,
    etc). Are those all because the earlier versions of the alloy were
    "buggy"? Or perhaps it's just because tweaking formulations can
    improve properties (or price point) for specific applications which,
    coincidentally, is what just about any book on precious metal alloys
    will tell you. It's not "bugs" James, it's "diversity" or "fine
    tuning" or whatever you care to call progress derived from
    specialized research. 

    I'm sure if someone came along, looked at the various metal
    combinations you offer in your product line and said "oh, have you
    finally gotten it right yet?" I'm sure you'd bristle a little at the
    negative attitude implied by their question. Perhaps you wouldn't,
    but I'll bet money that you'd take the opportunity to improve their
    education regarding your products and the trade-offs involved. And,
    of course, you'd be 100% right to do so because a question like that
    would indicate a certain ignorance, at best, on the part of the
    person saying such a thing. 

>     Keep us up to date about when it will be available as mill
>     product. 

    Quite so. The 975 formulation does sound interesting but of course
    it will come a somewhat elevated price due to the increase in silver
    in it. Like I (more or less) said earlier, different alloys for
    different customer needs. 

Cheers,
Trevor F.
in The City of Light
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