Question: Argentium silver question?
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Brian Marshall
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Feels softer to me? Haven't seen much come through here in the last coupa years...
Brian
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engraving the stuff seems quite similiar to me compared to sterling. i have done more sterling than the argentiun. if there is a difference, i doubt it would be much. ymmv
unclejim1955
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I haven't noticed a difference in the cutting. The thing I don't like about argentium, at least for me, it doesn't blacken as well as sterling will.
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Brian Marshall
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
The stuff is flogged as being tarnish "resistant". When you are trying to "blacken" it, you are basically trying to tarnish it.
You bought the wrong material if that is your goal.
The fact that it doesn't "blacken" easily is about its only claim to fame, other than higher price...
It has quite a few drawbacks for me. It shatters like glass if you drop it while it's hot. The solders made for it (that I have used so far) do not flow well and have to be pushed around with the soldering pick. Kinda like peanut butter.
Brian
You bought the wrong material if that is your goal.
The fact that it doesn't "blacken" easily is about its only claim to fame, other than higher price...
It has quite a few drawbacks for me. It shatters like glass if you drop it while it's hot. The solders made for it (that I have used so far) do not flow well and have to be pushed around with the soldering pick. Kinda like peanut butter.
Brian
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