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My List of beaded Hearts Free Tutorials!

2010-02-24T05:43:23Z

See my list of different types of free beaded heart tutorials.
3D Rhinestone Heart:
[link]
Finished look: [link]
Easy 3D Crystal Heart:
[link]

Re: what is this watch

2010-02-23T03:01:42Z

Peter Lowrie;851347 Wrote:
me neither that is a one of a kind watch. valerie

Re: Silver Blueing

2010-02-23T03:00:17Z

'Jack Schmidling[_2_ Wrote:
i agree with the previous post. valerie

Re: Modern silver goes black, old silver stays white

2010-02-22T05:04:52Z

You know that's an extremely good idea, I will pass that on to my friend.
I think I'll be looking at graphite based investment plasters, the wax I
currently use is a high detail gravity wax, so it liquefies very. As
with anything the down side is that wax models are very brittle, so you
can't drop them (repairs to this wax are never very good).

Re: Modern silver goes black, old silver stays white

2010-02-21T22:04:25Z

On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:37:07 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry Chilla
Depends, perhaps, on location. I've some fine silver things I made almost 20
years ago, which are even now, mostly untarnished. Just a bit of discoloration
here and there. It might also have to do with whether the item if truely clean.

Re: Modern silver goes black, old silver stays white

2010-02-21T21:37:07Z

Even with pure silver the metal "yucks" up pretty quickly.
I just don't understand how this ring, which would have been cast, due
to its design, in only just yellowing now. It's been in the atmosphere
for some time now.
One of the interesting things about the old casting methods, and when I
mean old I'm referring to viking dark age casting methods.

Re: Modern silver goes black, old silver stays white

2010-02-21T04:19:28Z

On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:56:39 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry Chilla
There are two issues here.
One is the metal itself. Modern silver is generally sterling silver, which
contains 7.5% copper. Old silver may have less copper, or even traces of gold,
since the two metals are often found together, or one impure with the other,

Modern silver goes black, old silver stays white

2010-02-21T03:56:39Z

Hi Guys,
I thought I float this for your thoughts.
My friend has a 10th Century Viking ring... the real deal, not a
replica. After 10 centuries it's just starting to take on yellow hue.
I see modern silver rings that simply go black within a relatively short
time.
The explanation that was given to me was that the silver blackening is

Re: Silver Blueing

2010-02-20T21:31:52Z

On Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:55:04 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry Jack Schmidling
You give me too much credit. I don't have all the answers. Just decent guesses
some of the time. :-)
And as I say, it's just a guess.
Most likely, a product like spa-down or ph-down, which are products intended to
reduce the ph of hot tubs and swimming pools. the active chemical is sodium

Re: Silver Blueing

2010-02-20T20:55:04Z

I was wondering when Peter would pop in and sort it all out.
Thanks for that explanation of the probable cause of the problem. I
don't claim to understand it all but at least it fits the situation.
At the very least, it reminded me of the pickling solution that I have
been looking at for several years. I don't even remember what it is

Re: Silver Blueing

2010-02-17T06:00:27Z

On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:13:54 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry Jack Schmidling
The group's gotten slower and slower over the years, as more and more of the
discussion moved to the much busier Orchid mail list, hosted on Ganoksin.com
(where you might wish to also post this question) But I'm still moderating it,

Re: Silver Blueing

2010-02-17T05:13:54Z

First of all, some comments on the group.
Glad to see a few names here that I recognize from the past. I tend
to hop around from hobby to hobby like a jack in the box and have been
obsessed with amateur radio for the past several years. I have been a
ham since 1955 but out more than in.
I was saddened when I lost usenet access but got to liking Yahoo

Re: Silver Blueing

2010-02-12T03:14:31Z

Welcome back,
Now, im guessing here, but something in your lifestyle has changed.
It could be the soap tho most folk dont use soap as is generally known
to do the dishes, they use a detergent, tho you might be tho odd one
that uses traditional soap.
Or you may have changed the type of heating you have in your home.

Re: Silver Blueing

2010-02-12T03:14:14Z

Yep sulphur. It's a problem with modern society. There's not much that
you can do about it.
I suppose you could wash your cutlery in a natural soap and hot water.
Regards Charles

Silver Blueing

2010-02-11T05:39:38Z

I lost my access to usenet so I kind of lost track of this group.
As some of you may remember, I made some hand forged flatware a few
years ago.
details: [link]
We use the knife and fork at dinner every day and it gets washed with
soap and a Scotchbrite sponge so it stays clean and bright.