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Old 2013-02-11, 10:46pm
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Sadly, I cannot point to this as the culprit. I checked the machine and the voltage knob was actually still turned to the max position, so I know it was set to max on my last attempt. I started a new piece tonight and right away, putty color. Grr. Started it at .60 amps this time (even higher than before) but after 5 min, it was already the usual dull pink. I decided to turn it down to .18 after about 10 min. 'cause I was concerned it'd get chippy. The only difference between the first successful shiny attempt and all subsequent dull attempts is the fact that I had an acorn in the solution and that I switched from using 24g wire to hold the piece to 20g, but that wouldn't cause this, would it? At least the new piece I'm working on is glass, so I can use the steel wool.
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