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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 293680, member: 59"]Exactly. I asked Nate to try the ice cube test to at least rule out the stainless steel idea before bothering with acid. But the test doesn't involve anything more than seeing whether the cube starts to melt right away. It won't if the item is steel, but will if the surface of the item is silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 293680, member: 59"]Exactly. I asked Nate to try the ice cube test to at least rule out the stainless steel idea before bothering with acid. But the test doesn't involve anything more than seeing whether the cube starts to melt right away. It won't if the item is steel, but will if the surface of the item is silver.[/QUOTE]
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