[HN Gopher] Casting Silver Bullets (2013)
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       Casting Silver Bullets (2013)
        
       Author : tjalfi
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2022-04-05 20:33 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | qorrect wrote:
       | > However, prior to the industrial revolution, there was
       | insufficient sulfur in the atmosphere to tarnish silver.
        
         | blamazon wrote:
         | Note, this is a contested idea:
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         | https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/236275/a-tarnished-h...
        
       | convolvatron wrote:
       | she should have talked a jeweler. for this size its most
       | convenient to cast in a centrifuge. that a-voids the issue.
        
         | nanomonkey wrote:
         | As a former goldsmith by trade, I agree. We mostly use vacuum
         | casters or centrifugal casters and vestment casting.
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         | I've often wondered if there were a market for silver bullets
         | on say Etsy. Minus the gun powder and primer of course.
        
           | derekp7 wrote:
           | Could they be made the same way coins are, by stamping them?
        
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