[Jewelry making - Article 00683] - Re: [Orchid] To quench or not to quench, that is the question

[Victoria Lansford]

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    Quenching while the metal is red hot will temper it, yet quenching
    when it is gray hot will make it 25% softer than air cooling it.
    (Gray hot just means really hot but not glowing red any longer.) 

    If there is a layer of fine silver built up on the piece, it can be
    difficult to recognize that the piece is actually red hot because it
    will appear white. When my students run into this issue, I tell them
    to turn off the torch, and count to 5 then pick up the piece with
    tongs and quench it in water. That usually does the trick. 

Good luck!
Victoria
Victoria Lansford
http://www.victorialansford.com
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