Hi; use argo tec mixed with methylated spirit to form a slurry and paint on the silver before heating … to remove soak the silver in hot water. You can buy from Cookson gold Birmingham if you look on there website All the best Bruce
Top work. Thanks for this video. Do you ever make silver pommels for walking sticks? Also with years of hammering how are the hands holding up? What issues do you have because of the work you do?
Hi I am 75 and still enjoy my craft very much. My hands are fine with no problems of 60 years of gold and silversmithing .. not sure what silver pommels are
@@brucerussell1791 I am 61 and have some issues from working in other industries. Which is why I asked how your hands are holding out. So glad to hear all is well. 👍
Very Nice piece of art, Congrats!!
Thank you so much 😀
Very hand made goblet ❤
Splendid piece!
Also can you please either do a video on gilding silver, or if you've already done one, please provide a link? Thanks in advance.
Hi in one of my videos I show how I do gilding
Bruce
Hi- what kind of silver did you use? What thickness and what dimensions? Thanks!
Hi
1 mm thick sterling silver 18 cm diameter
All the best
Bruce
Awesome stuff. What thickness sheet are you using?
I tend to use 1mm when I am raising and up to 2 mm for very large pieces
How do you prevent fire stain/scale? do you just polish it all off at the end? Thank you in advance!
Hi; use argo tec mixed with methylated spirit to form a slurry and paint on the silver before heating … to remove soak the silver in hot water.
You can buy from Cookson gold Birmingham if you look on there website
All the best
Bruce
Another option is to work with fine silver like they do in Asia, no copper, no fire scale. I've often used Boric acid and alcohol to coat sterling.
Top work. Thanks for this video.
Do you ever make silver pommels for walking sticks?
Also with years of hammering how are the hands holding up?
What issues do you have because of the work you do?
Hi I am 75 and still enjoy my craft very much. My hands are fine with no problems of 60 years of gold and silversmithing .. not sure what silver pommels are
@@brucerussell1791 I am 61 and have some issues from working in other industries. Which is why I asked how your hands are holding out.
So glad to hear all is well.
👍
@@utooth8114
Thanks for your reply stay well in 2022
Bruce
Hi Bruce.
Is there an alternative to Argotec?
I haven't seen it for sale here in Australia for decades.
Buy it on line from Cookson gold in Birmingham ,its only a powder and they should put it in the post for you
All the best
Boric acid and rubbing alcohol
do you have a "vent hole" for the base of the chalice?
Is one needed?
Is it a bad idea?
Hi Steve don’t need a vent hole it fills with water when cleaning
Stay well
For annealing, what are you coating in?
In the video he says Argotec flux.
Hi In several on my videos I show how you mix Argotec and I notice someone has mentioned this
All the best for 2022
Bruce
A mixture of Boric acid and alcohol can also be used.