Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
I start my propane torch and have a cup of water handy. Take your sized pin with the ends dressed flat and hold in the middle with needle nosed pliers. Touch the end of the pin to the blue flame for 25 or 30 secs. Just the end. Quench immediately. Turn pin around and do other side. I seem to have to heat silver longer than brass to get desired results. A gas stove flame works too!
Good Luck!
Thanks Tom. I guess that's a good enough reason to buy a propane torch. Maybe I could get away with buying one for my wife for Christmas and telling her it's for caramelising sugar when she's baking.

Actually she'd know that's a lie because she never bakes.