Jewelry supplies question
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I'm starting to nose around for a source for nickel-free silver -- raw, wire, and findings. I took lapidary & silvercrafting lessons in my teens, but have done almost nothing since my teacher retired.
We're house-hunting so I may have enough space to set up a workspace within a year or so. But in the years (decades? GULP) since I last soldered any wire, I've developed a reaction to most of my costume & silver jewelry. I even have trouble with surgical steel earrings!
I'm not going to be _learning_ on 14k gold... Does anyone have a source for nickel-free silver? Are there any craftable metals that are nickel-fre other than silver & gold?
We're house-hunting so I may have enough space to set up a workspace within a year or so. But in the years (decades? GULP) since I last soldered any wire, I've developed a reaction to most of my costume & silver jewelry. I even have trouble with surgical steel earrings!
I'm not going to be _learning_ on 14k gold... Does anyone have a source for nickel-free silver? Are there any craftable metals that are nickel-fre other than silver & gold?