[Jewelry making - Article 00033] - Re: [Orchid] Sparex No 2 101

[Bericho]

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Hi Valerie:

>     I bought some stuff from Grobet called just "Acid Neutralizer". Is
>     that what you are talking about? It says to use it after your
>     pickle, use it heated, then rinse well. 

    I don't know what Acid Neutralizer contains so it may have something
    extra in it that's great. However, I use now, and have since I first
    started, a simple baking pan filled with water and baking soda - I
    buy the 5 pound boxes of baking soda from the grocery and simply
    dissolve a handful of it in the water. You'll know it's working when
    you drop a piece of silver in it from the pickle pot and it "sizzles"
    meaning little bubbles rise up from it. 

    This neutralizer sits next to my crock pot which is a small 1 qt
    size and the crock pot sits in a pyrex baking dish. I rarely fill my
    crockpot more than half full - but then I don't make many big pieces
    either. I can always fill it more should I need to. I use PhDown in
    my crockpot and yes I use it heated. 

    I was told when I first started out to either put your still hot
    metal piece into cold pickle or a cold metal piece into hot pickle.
    If you are doing hollow forms, I was told to quench first in water,
    then put it in the pickle - this avoids so much acid filling the
    hollow space (assuming you have put a small drill hole in it to avoid
    it exploding while soldering it together). 

    But everyone has there own tried and true methods tested themselves
    over time and you too will develop your own system as well.
    Unfortunately we all have to go through some screw ups as we learn,
    nobody avoids this phase and matter of fact I still get screw ups
    after all this time. If you never goof up then you must walk on
    water! 

    Happy New Year. 

K
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