Many people use 999 silver with good results. Sterling silver is only 94% or so silver. I am not sure what the rest of it is, but probably zinc, tin, etc. to make it more durable. Not a good idea to use sterling for cs, but 999 should be ok.
Also, many mfg use 999 as a tolerance for "fine silver" (i.e. no worse than 999). In practice it may be better than 999. You can get 9999 silver wire in 12 or 14 gauge from C.C.Silver in Phoenix. Depending on spot prices it is about $11-$12 per ounce. At one point they offered to special order it for about $9 per ounce in units of 100 oz. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 8:11 PM Subject: Re: CS>New Member >In a message dated 07/25/1999 7:52:09 PM CST, [email protected] >writes: > >> Sorry ole boy but DO NOT USE 999 silver get 99999. It is availbe in K.C.Mo >> Jules >> Borel Co tel 1-800-776-6858. Last november I bought 10 ft for $32.00 > > Now this is upsetting. I thought .999 was okay. That's what I have. In >fact, I've recently been using .999 silver dabloons (carnival coins minted in >New Orleans) to make my CS. Robert, didn't you recently say a company sent >you sterling instead and you discovered it by noticing how the wires turned >black? > I seriously don't want to bring harm to my family, and now I'm worried! >Samm > > >-- >The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > >To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: >[email protected] -or- [email protected] >with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > >To post, address your message to: [email protected] > >List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
