[Jewelry making - Article 00089] - Re: [Orchid] Protecting stones with wet newspaper

[John Donivan]

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    Just out of boredom, I finally took a look at this thread today. If I
    need to protect a stone I either use a melting dish with wet "used"
    investment in it (or sand is good) or I use wet tissue paper wrapped
    around the stone if I need the angle or something. I will have to
    agree with Mr. Rourke's rant (sorry, but true), though. His example -
    liver of sulfur - is quite toxic, and if you do some things with it
    you can get hydrogen sulfide gas, which is way toxic. I simply do not
    get why some people just need to spend money and have the latest
    newfangled when the very best solution is right there. I weld
    platinum shanks with the center buried in wet, used investment
    frequently. I seem to remember long ago looking at the product in
    question and it was something like $10/drop or something, and I just
    laughed and spent the 10 bucks on a steak dinner or something.
    THERE'S A REASON why goldsmiths have been using borax or fluoride
    flux, acid pickle, and things like wet sand, and that's because it
    works. It works every time, without any tinkering or guesswork. Why
    some feel this need to be guinea pigs for products that aren't even
    necessary to begin with I simply do not understand. 

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