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Offline sdilts

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Voids in German silver
« on: June 17, 2009, 03:02:57 AM »
I have been cleaning up a german silver pistol buttcap casting and several large voids have appeared. These are way too deep to file out and too large too peen closed. Is there anything that I could use to fill the voids?
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Offline jerrywh

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Re: Voids in German silver
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2009, 03:05:02 AM »
 Put inlays in them. Get some german silver and just inlay some in the holes.
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Re: Voids in German silver
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2009, 03:11:57 AM »
Thanks Jerry, I'll give that a try.
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Voids in German silver
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2009, 04:21:57 AM »
you can make rivets of german silver, drill a thru hole, and peen them in. Be sure to anneal the rivets first.
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