Vital part request

[Huw Powell]

> OK guys, here it is - remember the Audi four-rings keychain which 
> someone had available about six years ago? It is just the four rings on 
> a short chain, not an emblem printed or painted on a disc, or anything 
> like that. The rings were silver, and the metal was slightly soft. 
> (Probably recycled stock from team doorhandle).

Actually, they were made of silver (though I don't know what alloy)

> Anyway, mine finally broke, and I want another. The tab where it 
> attaches to the chain broke, so I gently flexed it back and then tried 
> to add a dab of solder - and the melting point of the keychain was lower 
> than the melting point of the solder - pfft - the tab evaporated.

Yup, silver melts lower than tin/lead, as I recall.  Any decent 
jewelsmith ought to be able to fix it nicely.

> I think these were about ten bucks.

It was more like $30.  The guy disappeared after doing the deal, which 
was a pity, I wanted to get second one...

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Huw Powell

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