[Jewelry making - Article 00098] - Re: [Orchid] More TIG type welding for jewelry

[James Binnion]

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>     This is just pure curiousity - have you tried welding it on a
>     large copper block to help keep the silver cool? I have some silver
>     on order, so I hope to be able to experiment with this shortly. 

    No, it might work if you do your setup right but silver has higher
    conductivity (both thermal and electrical than the copper and it may
    be tricky. 

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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