Andrew has probably the best silver annealing videos on KZread. Thanks for the tutorial. It's very helpful.

Nice one! Was thinking about getting some work done by an electrician to be able to flick the lights off from my bench some times. A sharpie is way cheaper.

Whoaaaa this is cool! Thanks Andrew!!

Thanks Andrew I've learned alot from your videos 👍

Excellent Tip Thank You

excellent...very helpful...

Fantastic idea thanks for sharing 🙂

This tip is fantastic!

Andrew, I like your videos more with every new one! Greetings from Holland🇳🇱

Thank you for shering this Tutorial.

Thanks Andrew

Hiya, what a perfect video, thank you so much. As to joining 'At The Bench' I will try again with the help of a friend who knows more than just how to turn on the computer. Sorry for the bad mood I've just lost some close friends & as I'm high risk could not even leave my flat. I love your style of teaching you cover to all levels for us slow ones as well as the fast/normal students... Take care & stay safe...

Great! Never come across that trick before, saves keep turning lights on and off!

Great video, helps a lot! Love the bloopers.

Thanks for the info, very useful

Thanks Andrew I have had trouble with guessing temps and torch issues.

love it!

Brilliant! I work in my basement, so I get a bit squeamish at night turning down the lights to see the color indicator. Thanks for a great tip!

Very good tip. And funny bloopers.. Thank you for your videos. Very useful for me. Have a nice day. Mieke France

Andrew, thank you for these videos. I was wondering if there is a trick for copper.

That was fun. I turn off the overhead light! Good idea of sharpe pen.

I think the differences you saw between the markers were more a function of the pigments rather than the carrier. The red pigment of the overhead marker faded quickly, but a Sharpie using the same pigment might well fade just as quickly. On the other hand a black overhead marker might give the same results as the black Sharpie.

@citrinette

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Martin I was going to say this too. I think red is just a colour that fades quickly no matter what. It just seems to be a more volatile pigment.

WOW!!! You’re a genius! Untracht didn’t have that trick in his encyclopedic book!

Thank you so much for sharing this information. Just wondering, can one use this technique on 18k rose gold?

Good Morning Andrew I enjoy your videos, very informative thank you Would this marker work on annealing gold and if not is there a way for an amateur to anneal gold

Hi Andrew 👍

I wonder if the Sharpie trick is appropriate for argentium?

I learnt this trick at uni and was surprised at how fast the metal annealed. I had been overheating it every time.

@aliceharvey1226

4 жыл бұрын

Barbannh Same here. This works so well.

being new at this and hesitant about annealing I found this tutorial very helpful and .... well... Idiot proof. I had ago today and all seems well, is there any limit to the number of times a piece can be annealed? many thanks for the guidance, "H"

Andrew normal soap works on alluminium! Cool vid! I am a welder,been certifeid with silver soldering copper tube.Taught my sister how to solder her silver jewelry parts.Just takes patience and a good eye!

@Atthebench

4 жыл бұрын

I remember using soap on aluminium when I was in school

Does this work on any metals? Will the marker only disappear at their correct annealing temperature? Thank you x

Is the marker pen only disappearing due to the black colour of the oxidising? So will this also work once the fine silver comes to the top, on the later annealing attempts? My sharpie doesn’t seem to disappear.

Andrew, will this work for copper?

Great tip Andrew. Got your channel from Skyler Jenkins. The Mint-Change You Can Wear. Submit my name for his ring contest please. Looking forward to more great tips.

For when I lose my mind later in this video. ..😂

Where do you order sheet with protective coating? Usually order from Rio Grande and usually has scratches that have to be sanded out. Tedious.

@Atthebench

Жыл бұрын

All our silver here in the uk has protective coating on

Andrew, there are two things you are doing in this video that I was tought never to do; Anneal the piece whilst laying flat and putting it in the acid when still hot (I hear it sizzle). Could you elaborate on this? Or are there any videos of your where you talked about this before?

@Atthebench

4 жыл бұрын

Joke V I don’t anneal vertically because a beginner may over heat the metal and it will sag and drop. There is nothing wrong with annealing anything flat also I put the item in the safety pickle when there is no colour on the piece ie black heat. I want to work quick as time is money and I see no point putting the piece in water and then wait for it to clean in safety pickle. That wastes 10 minutes of my time that I would have to charge the customer for.

@jokevedehaa

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Berry thank you for explaining!

@tblz406

2 жыл бұрын

In most “master classes” a jeweler is taught not to quench metal in the acid because the acid could then get into the pores of the metal and then irritate the skin of the wearer, but in all honesty and practicality, I have never heard anyone ever complain about this, not even in India where goldsmiths dunk their gold in powdered acid and then water. So continue to quench in the acid, I agree with Andrew 100%

Nice tip, is it the same with gold ?

@Atthebench

4 жыл бұрын

SirLiljefors yes. I did mention it in the film but heat for a few seconds more

You need to get a Tele prompt. Your can run them from your Ipad or phone and they're not that expensive. Then you will not have to squint at small print.

@Atthebench

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t usually don’t need one but I couldn’t remember the temperatures lol

@nj40100

4 жыл бұрын

@@Atthebench It happens :)

@Atthebench

4 жыл бұрын

Nick S it’s an age thing

When i first start learning silversmithing, we were told this only works on fine silver not sterling silver so are you saying this method works on sterling as well as fine. I didn't hear you mention what type of silver you were working with

@aliceharvey1226

4 жыл бұрын

Nancy4133 nope. Yes, a Sharpie works perfectly on sterling silver.

A very interesting 4 minute video would have done the same job as your (Long winded) 12 minute video did.

@Atthebench

4 жыл бұрын

OK

@aliceharvey1226

4 жыл бұрын

American Coin Hunting & Hobbies Maybe, but still, relax dude, take a breath, you just never know when he will throw a little something in a video that you never thought of before. I enjoy his videos no matter what.

@AmericanCoinHunting

4 жыл бұрын

@@aliceharvey1226 ....... I enjoy his videos as well. It is just sometimes he takes way too long to get to the point ,or repeats himself and then I wait , and I wait , I know I was rude and lost patience . I know , I know ......I will Just have to continue to chill , and be patient ,, then Fast Forward , and hope I don't miss something important .

@drsyn1699

Жыл бұрын

​@@AmericanCoinHunting just rude yes