Anneal and water quench of Sterling Silver

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This video demonstrates for the viewer how to heat or anneal metal then water quench to soften the metal.

Materials in the video used are as follows:
Ts8000 Bernzomatic torch using MAPro gas, wielding tongs, cold water in the sink.

Basic annealing process:
I heat the metal until orange, then I dip into the water and hold submerged until cool to the touch.

Annealing the metal softens the metal for a bend that I used to make a bail. This was repeated until the bend was achieved.

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