[Jewelry making - Article 00349] - Re: [Orchid] Cookson's New Brilliante silver

[R . E . Rourke]

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Hello Ian..

    their claim is that it's highly tarnish resistant, but doesn't cast
    well probably explains why they don't sell it in grain form.. I love
    Cooksons pre-fab dark yellow 22kt gold, and I used to buy quite a
    bit from the firm as i had a customer with an affinity for 9ct. gold
    and britannia serving trays..go figure- so while ordering i'd usually
    add a quantity of their 22kt DS sheet to my orders! However, I find
    Hoover and Strong in the US equally accommodating if not more so
    than Cookson, and H&S's de-ox silver is superior to the small amount
    of 1.2mm sheet I purchased from them to see how well it compared to
    the de-ox sterling. I don't really care for the argentium being sold
    under a few different names by a few manufacturers..as I use.999 and
    get along quite well with it for all silver needs.. As far as Zn
    fuming, i believe they are referring to quenching and
    soldering..releasing zinc is fairly easy when one heats an alloy
    containing it to the melting point..it's, i believe the first
    metal/element to burn off in an alloy.
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