[Jewelry making - Article 00724] - Re: [Orchid] To quench or not to quench, that is the question

[Elaine Luther]

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>     sometimes it doesn't. I can't work out when I'm supposed to quench
>     and when I'm not supposed to. Please can someone tell me if there
>     are any rules regarding quenching? 

    Brass = never quench 

    Other metals, quench only when it reaches 700 degrees. Can't tell?
    That's why I don't quench. 

    I've taken heat for that on Orchid before, apparently lots of people
    like to quench. I never, never, never do, and my stuff anneals like a
    dream. 

    I used to teach my students to quench, their stuff wasn't
    annealling, I went to the bench jeweler next door from where I worked
    and said, what's up with this? He said, tell me what they are doing.
    I did. He laughed, and said don't quench. 

    Works for me. 

Elaine
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