I am a very capable bladesmith and metalworker and I absolutely adore the appearance of mercury gilt objects. The only issue is that this process is incredibly toxic - does anyone here have experience handling mercury vapor? Apparently you can buy mercury vapor masks. I don't have a fume hood but could use my enameling kiln to burn off most of the mercury while I am very far away from it and then go over it with a butane torch while wearing a mask. How horrifically stupid is this idea?
Can you direct the fumes to a drying tower with elemental sulfur flakes or some shit?
>>2994214Looks like brass. I don’t know what the big deal is.Everybody’s going to think it’s brass.You’re going to bring chicks up to see your “mercury gildings” and they’ll see it’s just brass and jettison.
>>2994214Try damascening. Is much better than gilding and not toxic at all.
