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Re: [Orchid] Carving silver ingot
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Tom Arnold Wednesday, July 08, 2009
   
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Hello Andrew, 

    The fine silver you are using is very, very soft and will require
    support, otherwise it will bend. Polishing is accomplished by using
    medium emery paper, fine emery paper, brown compound (probably
    bobbing compound) and then the yellow stuff (which is most likely
    yellow rouge). The cutting tools seem fine, but the silver will seem
    chewy compared to your experience with bismuth.You will undoughtedly
    raise a small ridge atthe cut edge: not in an ideal situation, but
    the real world is never ideal and cutters are never as sharp as the
    supplier says they are. When you've cut them, an emery stick will
    remove any ridges or burs. Have fun. 

Tom Arnold. 
P.S .e-mail me direct if I can help.


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