MMFJ
Well-known member
Found this when cleaning out my toolbox (yeah, I know, you should do it more often than every 30 years or so..... 
Probably got it from a tool purchase over the years (a storage room auction, craigslist ad, etc. - I pick them up now and then...) - real sure it wasn't something I bought - I thought it was just 'solder', so tossed it in with all the other (several) rolls.
In cleaning stuff out, though, I noticed this is very different, very (very) soft and easy to bend, then I noticed that bit of label that says 99.99%......
I can only hope, but I'm sure someone on here knows the answer.
If it is 'real', then that just paid for several of the buys I've done over the years! :shock:
It doesn't show up on the stone with silver chemical, but my chemicals are getting old (yes, I should be making my own or at least keep them fresh - just been busy with other things!) One thing I did notice, though, was that in trying to test it several times, it was so soft, it didn't want to wash off the stone, I had to use 18K on it to clean it (I was told somewhere that is the best way to clean it...)
Anyway, you guys that know more about it - do I have a nice silver pile here? what about all the other solder (none of which has any labels on them...)?
Thanks for your input.
Probably got it from a tool purchase over the years (a storage room auction, craigslist ad, etc. - I pick them up now and then...) - real sure it wasn't something I bought - I thought it was just 'solder', so tossed it in with all the other (several) rolls.
In cleaning stuff out, though, I noticed this is very different, very (very) soft and easy to bend, then I noticed that bit of label that says 99.99%......
I can only hope, but I'm sure someone on here knows the answer.
If it is 'real', then that just paid for several of the buys I've done over the years! :shock:
It doesn't show up on the stone with silver chemical, but my chemicals are getting old (yes, I should be making my own or at least keep them fresh - just been busy with other things!) One thing I did notice, though, was that in trying to test it several times, it was so soft, it didn't want to wash off the stone, I had to use 18K on it to clean it (I was told somewhere that is the best way to clean it...)
Anyway, you guys that know more about it - do I have a nice silver pile here? what about all the other solder (none of which has any labels on them...)?
Thanks for your input.
