On Fri, 18 Nov 2022, Chuck Moore via groups.io wrote:
Iodide electrolyte is very good for this. A bit expensive because of high
potassium iodide price but very stable unlike cheaper cyanide bath and no
free cyanide is a big plus. Plated surface is a bit yellowish but pretty
tarnish resistant and the color doesn't actually matter in this case.
Generally, mil-spec silver plating starts at 0.0005" thickness, however a number of shops
now plate upwards of 0.015" if ordered. If you do silver plate you want to be sure to use
silver's characteristics for skin depth as it is a few microns more shallow than copper,
about 3%.
One positive for using silver plate is, that electrodeposited Class T silver plate has
additives which dramatically inhibit tarnishing. That is useful in many corner cases,
especially if foods cooked in the home have fair amount of sulfur in them. Included
food are eggs and onions as well as a myriad of other pungent vegetables when
cooked.
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