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Thread: Is Argentium going to replace stirling silver?

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    Julian, the low temperature heating is for an age (heat) hardening process. It takes much higher temperatures to activate the germanium 'layer'.

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    There is a nice review of Argentium at Ganoskin http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...um-testing.htm

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    I'm really against hobbyist / amateur makers selling their work at below current prices, probably even more so if its precious metal.

    If the public are pressed on cost considerations they may well buy from a hobbyist who may not even be considering all the costs to make their work, thus making a professional maker's work look very expensive and affect their sales. I've been quite unpopular in our Guild at insisting that everyone sellingwork charges sensible prices but really, its hard enough to make a living making individual pieces these days without fellow makers charging unrealistic prices.

    Steve, be proud of your work, talk it up like the rest of us do and charge what its really worth. You'll feel better and your fellow makers won't be muttering darkly about you!!

    (sorry - off topic re argentium but had to say that.)
    Argentium is appallingly brittle, currently difficult to get hold of in many conformations and more expensive . .

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