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[pdib]

That's awesome you tried them, sorry for the random rabbit hole haha. Thought they'd be easier to work over since they "looked" the part but at $6 a pop and you still have to work em over and then and then

It was close, and really came down to a matter of preference and ignorant gut instinct. Definitely worth checking out. I'm such a dork tho. I'm looking at them, comparing under magnification . . .. the sawn face of the tattoo silver has a yellowish tint to it. Dunno if that's related to hardness or what. The dead soft is really such a pleasure to work with. Vapin' fresh cut threads . . . . . hah!

 

[pdib]

You're very welcome. Wanted to add something about working silver... I have NO CLUE why this works, one of the mysteries of the universe I guess, but the more you work with silver, the harder it gets. No kidding. I guarantee that your finished threads after cutting and banging it around are harder than the raw 'dead soft' you started with. The only way to soften it back up to pliable again is to heat it pink throughout for 30 secs, and letting it cool (not all metals, silver tho can be quenched in cool water). Point being, just working it makes it harder and harder and more able to withstand damage. That's why metalsmiths hammer swords, the more hammering you do, the harder, yet more brittle, it gets til you find a balancing point. You may have known this, but first time I heard it, I thought ... er... no... why would that work? It just does. .

Yeah, you mentioned that. It was part of my . . . .. errr . . .. . logic.

 

[X-Puppy]

Them there flingin-flangin silver contacts be tastin mighty good. Thanks again pdib!

 

[Alexander Mundy]

One day, Alex.just for the hell of it, I'm gonna have to try this stuff. It seems like everyone you touch is a convert. I feel like the John the Baptist and here walks in Jesus with his fishNd loaves and s****. Really I feel more like tinfoil hat guy on the street corner comparison wise, if were being honest here lol


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Not quite everyone, but close.

BTW, at my previous employment we had a true "tin foil" lady that would call us for service work. She swore "they" were surveilling her 24/7 and had tin foil on the walls, ceiling, floor (under the carpet), windows, and doors. She also wanted to see the back of someone's neck before she would let them in. We eventually ran out of technicians that would go there and I couldn't really blame them.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Several years ago in a previous house our neighbor behind us, that we never saw had foil over his rear windows. I never paid it much attention.

One evening just before dark I put up a dish and of course his house was slightly to the southwest of ours. A couple of hours after I was done the dogs went nuts. So I went out to check what got them going. Cops were in my back yard and his trying to explain to him that I was not trying cook his brain with my microwave ray gun. Never saw the guy again and he sold the house a few months later.

 

[pdib]

when we were checking out daycares (pre-pre school), years ago, we really wanted to favor the place closest to us in our new home. It was called "the main course", and they had tinfoil in a couple windows .. . . . . . . I kept thinking, "baked potato".

 

[ValHeli]

recycled: Is the spalting gonna be a problem? What do you think of this Mr. Bee?

Bubinga: kiln-dried and planed.

 

[timk]

Had a doctors wife ask me to teach her how to hack into government (code for area51) servers so she could get proof. Thought she was kidding... She wasn't. Doc wouldn't let her come around again. Haven't seen her since. Shoot, if I had those kinda skills lol wouldn't be clanking on keyboards for doctors.

 

[timk]

Not quite everyone, but close.

BTW, at my previous employment we had a true "tin foil" lady that would call us for service work. She swore "they" were surveilling her 24/7 and had tin foil on the walls, ceiling, floor (under the carpet), windows, and doors. She also wanted to see the back of someone's neck before she would let them in. We eventually ran out of technicians that would go there and I couldn't really blame them.

I'm bound and determined to try again lol when I tried it last, 1 ohm was too HOT

 

[ValHeli]

Won this one today! Woooot!!!!

Stabilized "A" Buckeye Burl

and Debi's stepsister

Someone else won this one for $128

 

[turbocad6]

sterling silver is not the same as pure silver, pure silver is .999 I think the stuff you got from the jewelry place is probably just silver .999 and not sterling because it's dead soft. sterling is more durable because it is harder but it is an alloy, usually like 8% copper. pure silver doesn't tarnish nearly as much as sterling, and sterling is not as conductive as pure and the softness of pure gives a really nice contact patch at the contact too.

most metals will work harden, and annealing usually restores the cell structure back to a relaxed state making it soft again, usually when something is made from a soft material like copper or silver, as it is cold worked and formed it starts to work harden, to work it further without the risk of cracking it you can anneal it over and over as you work it, then when close to final shape you don't anneal it anymore to build up a final hardness in the formed piece. this also works with harder metals too like steel. that goes back to the days of blacksmithing man, heat it cherry red to anneal it to soft, beat it into submission some and start forming , then reheat to re anneal as it's shaped and shaped, it's amazing how elastic most metals can be when worked like this.

 

[turbocad6]

Someone else won this one for $128

I was sooo .....ing ...... that I lost this piece tonight!, figures you're watching it too I put a bid in for like $125.50, never expected to loose it I was shocked and really ......

 

[ScandaLeX]

What do you think of this Mr. Bee?

Bubinga: kiln-dried and planed.

This gave me a 'gasm! :/wink

 

[pdib]

I have no idea, VH. I do have a pretty good idea that you've got enough wood already in my shop for like . . . . IDK. . . . . 11 mods? do what you like, and I'll do my darndest to make you happy.

 

[Filthy-Beast]

Won this one today! Woooot!!!!

Stabilized "A" Buckeye Burl

and Debi's stepsister

Someone else won this one for $128

Do I spy block 6 that we are splitting ?

That last one looks killer, I hope for Turbo's sanity it's not being send to Peter for a future run, where's Dennis?

 

[pdib]

sterling silver is not the same as pure silver, pure silver is .999 I think the stuff you got from the jewelry place is probably just silver .999 and not sterling because it's dead soft. sterling is more durable because it is harder but it is an alloy, usually like 8% copper. pure silver doesn't tarnish nearly as much as sterling, and sterling is not as conductive as pure and the softness of pure gives a really nice contact patch at the contact too.

most metals will work harden, and annealing usually restores the cell structure back to a relaxed state making it soft again, usually when something is made from a soft material like copper or silver, as it is cold worked and formed it starts to work harden, to work it further without the risk of cracking it you can anneal it over and over as you work it, then when close to final shape you don't anneal it anymore to build up a final hardness in the formed piece. this also works with harder metals too like steel. that goes back to the days of blacksmithing man, heat it cherry red to anneal it to soft, beat it into submission some and start forming , then reheat to re anneal as it's shaped and shaped, it's amazing how elastic most metals can be when worked like this.

oh, I asked the question about sterling vs other silver like 2 weeks ago. . .. . . .. . . (?)




. . .. . . we're going with sterling.



and, yes, this is sterling silver, dead soft, 92.5% silver/ 7.5% copper, and it's hitting farking great.

 

[pdib]

Do I spy block 6 that we are splitting ?

That last one looks killer, I hope for Turbo's sanity it's not being sent to Peter for a future run, where's Dennis?

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[MamaTried]

One day, Alex.just for the hell of it, I'm gonna have to try this stuff. It seems like everyone you touch is a convert. I feel like the John the Baptist and here walks in Jesus with his fishNd loaves and s****. Really I feel more like tinfoil hat guy on the street corner comparison wise, if were being honest here lol


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don't make me go all biblical on you, MoN. i used to be a fundamentalist preacher back in my distant youth...

 

[MamaTried]

Do I spy block 6 that we are splitting ?

That last one looks killer, I hope for Turbo's sanity it's not being send to Peter for a future run, where's Dennis?

i'm in. where do i sign up???

holy crap. Val is like the god of wood. every pic he posts is more amazing than the last.


ETA: that one that went for $128... f me. wish i'd found that to bid on. am i ignoring eBay?

 

[MamaTried]

I have no idea, VH. I do have a pretty good idea that you've got enough wood already in my shop for like . . . . IDK. . . . . 11 mods? do what you like, and I'll do my darndest to make you happy.

i thought he was up to the Magnificent 77 by now...


hmmm... methinks i've only signed up for 4. silly me. rethinking priorities...