Brass pins used in the more humid Sydney area do tarnish after a while. Not a problem as they clean easily if soaked for a few minutes in a hot dilute solution of liquid detergent, and vinegar. Rinse and dry well afterwards.
No problem, except for the forgotten UFO where the pins were so corroded they could not be pulled out of the pillow block (high density polystyrene) so it had to be discarded. Now I mainly use stainless steel pins. This change, of course, does not help the brass pin makers <g> Jay in Sydney -----Original Message----- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of David C COLLYER Sent: Sunday, 11 April 2010 12:27 AM To: viviennewal...@aol.com; lace-c...@arachne.com Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Re: [lace-chat] gold plated pins! > >The people who make many of the pins in the world have been looking for >a long time at the problem of brass pins tarnishing. Vivienne, it's a luxurious idea, but I find my brass pins, many of which are about 15 years old and used over and over, have not tarnished at all. Perhaps it is the constant use which prevents this. David in Ballarat - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
