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  • June 16, 2008 at 9:47 am #7196
    jdanforth
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    I’ve been intrigued with the discussion lately about making dags on solid silver. I’m wondering if there’s enough silver in sterling to make images. Has anyone tried?

    June 16, 2008 at 12:38 pm #7198
    TheDagLab
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    I haven’t tried it but I think it needs to be galvanized after polishing because its not pure silver. A while ago Mark Osterman had some sterling stock but warned it needed to be galvanized.

    June 16, 2008 at 1:11 pm #7199
    drdag
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    Why use sterling, 999 is only pennies more per oz

    June 17, 2008 at 1:39 pm #7204
    jdanforth
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    Well I would use fine silver but I can’t get it in the sizes that I want. Can’t ONE thing about daguerreotypes be easy?!? :evil:

    June 17, 2008 at 1:56 pm #7205
    Jon Lewis
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    What sizes are you after? I stopped by a jewelry supply in town and they had fine silver sheets that were 6"x36". Perfect for the 2 1/4" square plates I’m going to play with. It’s also good enough for up to 5×7 but irritatingly short of a full plate. I wonder if you’d be able to solder two or more plates together with fine silver solder in order to get potentially any size. I’m sure the process would play hell with the joint though.

    I don’t think anything is easy with daguerreotypes and I’m sure I’ve only seen the tip of the proverbial iceberg…

    June 17, 2008 at 3:22 pm #7206
    jdanforth
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    Jon Lewis wrote:I don’t think anything is easy with daguerreotypes and I’m sure I’ve only seen the tip of the proverbial iceberg…

    Boy you said a mouthful. :lol:

    Jon Lewis wrote:What sizes are you after? I stopped by a jewelry supply in town and they had fine silver sheets that were 6"x36". Perfect for the 2 1/4" square plates I’m going to play with. It’s also good enough for up to 5×7 but irritatingly short of a full plate.

    Most of what I make is 4×5 or 4×6. It is irritating that I can’t do whole plate or 8×10 on fine silver sheet. Mostly I’m after 3.5" diameter circles (top secret project). :geek:

    June 18, 2008 at 12:24 pm #7212
    drdag
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    Oh yes , circular dags , been putting them in my carbon fibre boxes for years…Only joking!

    June 27, 2008 at 8:57 am #7243
    jdanforth
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    drdag wrote:Oh yes , circular dags , been putting them in my carbon fibre boxes for years…Only joking!

    One-upping me again! Sheesh! I’m coming to your show. Which night will you be there? The 9th?

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