[Jewelry making - Article 00532] - Re: [Orchid] Acidic environment in the studio

[juliette arda]

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bonjour Carol

>     Is this in part due to the acidic environment -- due to the
>     presence of pickle? 

    Pickle fumes are definitly corrosive. 

    Not only for your tools but for your lungs and teeth aswell. (
    Belieive my dentist on that! I spent three years in a badly
    ventilated workshop with an open and heated pickle (nitric acid) most
    of my teeth (16 of them!) where decayed on thier bases, Dentist
    explained me that acid vapor would turn back to liquid acid when it
    is in contact with saliva) If your pickle pot is heated, set it on
    minimun, make sure there is a lid on it and check the ventilation of
    your studio. 

    The safest choice would be to swap for a safer pickle solution (
    citric acid sounds good although I haven't try it). 

salut
Juliette Adra
Aix en Provence, France
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