Les Riddell
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there is some clarity enhanced ruby out there that has been filled with lead. you might all already know about this. This material is hard to detect. if you are doing repair work on something you have not personally made you might not know if or how it has been tampered with. i purchased some on request from a client and put it through its paces. i found that with all the looking the work and impact it held up very well but when i put it in the pickle pot to clean, the lead etched into a milky web that covered the stone. I have now found it prudent to warn customers of this when taking in repair and alteration work. I no longer clean customers jewellery that is set with ruby in the pickle pot after alterations without protecting the stones.
just another thing to keep on your mind.
just another thing to keep on your mind.