I haven't had much chance to play with it yet as Cooksons are unable to keep up with the demand. I have some arriving today and am looking forward to using it for keum boo. One of the advantages of it is that it fuses so easily so you don't need to use so much solder. Cynthia Eid demo'd soldering using argentium paste which you can only get (of course!) from Rio Grande in America. I've now got some of this, so hopefully will be able to start work soon.
Argentium seems to come pre-annealed but if you want to anneal it you need to know a simple trick. Draw all over the piece with a Sharpie pen and heat it until the pen marks disappear. Also don't quench it too quickly, wait for it to cool a bit. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
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