what do I need

[Enodia]

To me it clearly looks like a "C-10-F", a ceramic temperature equalization numismatic furnace.  Very expensive piece of manly high tech gadgetry.

ROFLMAO!   

[Johnny]

Yeah,  that's right  ,,,,,

it's a c-10-f  I had forgotten 

thanks


    

[Johnny]

LOL  we got a little goofy towards the end.  but in this post, you have pics of the hardware used by various members wich I found useful

[Mark Lundgren]

Chris (or all) -

What BRAND of brass brush do you use.  I like the little Forvm brush's bristels more than those of the local hardware store brushes, but sometimes it would be nice to have a longer handle.  Did you get it any special place?

PS:  If you know any woodwind players, I think the pointy spring-steel instrument "springs" make handy cleaning tools for the hard stuff....but ask before you take them  ; )   

-Mark

[casata137ec]

To be honest Mark, just a cheapy I had laying around for cleaning off solder joints (I think I got it at a local hardware store in a pack with a nylon and steel, I cut the bristles down on the nylon (to make it a bit stronger then a toothbrush but softer than brass) and have never used the steel one!). Johnny got the nic-a-brushes that Joe sells and says he likes them quite a bit.
To be even more honest, I hardly every use it anymore. I find that it runs to big a risk of shining up the high points. If I use a metal brush at all I use my silver one my wife got me for xmas last year. It's a lot finer and less abrasive.

Chris

[Scotvs Capitis]

I like a "Double Sided Brass Scratch Brush", I used to get them at Rainbow Jeweler's Supply but apparently they are offline now. Its the double sided fine brass brush that has been sold at many ancient coins shop sites in the past, though I rarely see them any more.

I don't use it that much either, generally I stick with a cut down toothbrush.