Red gold alloys. [was: correction to sterling anneal=

ing]
Sender: owner-orchid
Precedence: bulk

Hi Alan,

What’re the benefits of quenching in denatured alcohol? (aka
methelated spirits, meths)

Do you dilute it?

I know that meths is slower than water, ie the metal cools down
slower. And from memory stg comes out cleaner, so I guess there
is less oxygen in it.

If there is less oxygen in it maybe there’s a case to be made
for doing the Satsuo Ando method of pouring an ingot (usually
through water) through meths?

Hmmm

Brian
B r i a n A d a m J e w e l l e r y E y e w e a r
@Brian_Adam1 ph/fx +64 9 817 6816 NEW ZEALAND
http://www.adam.co.nz/workshop/street.htm Street Jewellery