[Jewelry making - Article 00208] - Re: [Orchid] Reclaimed silver

[richard hart]

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>     That's photographic reclaimed silver, it'll be near pure silver
>     (there might be traces of other photographic chemicals, but if
>     it's been melted down the purity will be  AT 99% or better. 

    I had used sterling from someone who used reclaimed photographic
    silver, and one batch was contaminated and I had 9 3"x7" flasks with
    250-350 grams per fla= sk that I cast, the metal was as brittle as 
dry
    pasta, pieces did not bend, they were so brittle they broke. One bad
    experience in several years, but it was a horrible experience and a
    loss of much time and money. Do a trial. or just refine it, it ain't
    that expensive.

Richard Hart
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