[Jewelry making - Article 00422] - Re: [Orchid] Annealing stainless steel

[Neilthejeweler]

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    I'm not convinced you need to anneal it. If it can bend once it'll
    bend twice. Heating it will discolor it, I've got lots of SS tools to
    prove that. If you're having trouble use a vise with copper guards on
    the jaws, clamp the spoon as close to the bend as you can and pry or
    whack it back into shape. 

    All the disposal damage I've fixed, and its alot, the main repair is
    gouges and burs. If you're a glutton for punishment most can be
    removed at least to the point of usability. If deep gouges run across
    the pattern you're kinda outa luck.
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