[Jewelry making - Article 00416] - Re: [Orchid] Annealing stainless steel

[Judy Willingham]

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Hello Peg,

    I've done it... both dropped the spoon in the disposal and (tried) to
    recover it. I was able to beat out the bowl shape again, but
    stainless steel keeps the nicks and gouges. The best I could do was
    to file the nicks out of the edges and smooth out the gouges in the
    bowl of the spool, then use progressive grits to restore the finish.
    It was an interesting experiment. BTW, I did not try to anneal the
    metal. Frankly, just buy a new one. It's cheaper. In fact, buy a
    whole place-setting and you're covered against future
    disposal-disasters! 

Judy in Kansas
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