Thread: Another good wedge material

I've thought about aluminum. Does it look good over time?

Regarding stainless steel, I have no doubt that it would work well. The question would be how hard it is to work with.

Also, as someone mentioned, lead is the perfect balancer

I got some more information on the hardness scale. In short, I made an error. Lead is 1.5 and silver is 2.5. Sterling silver would be harder.

I've gotten to the age where I have to outsmart problems rather than man handle them. I use bolt cutters on 2mm pure silver to avoid injury, which wouldn't be needed on lead.

The Mohs Scale of Hardness for Metals

Here is a list of the hardness grades for some of the metals that you are most likely to come across in your everyday life, especially when dealing with jewelry:

Lead: 1.5
Tin: 1.5
Zinc: 2.5
Gold: 2.5-3
Silver: 2.5-3
Aluminum: 2.5-3
Copper: 3
Brass: 3
Bronze: 3
Nickel: 4
Platinum: 4-4.5
Steel: 4-4.5
Iron: 4.5
Palladium: 4.75
Rhodium: 6
Titanium: 6
Hardened steel: 7-8
Tungsten: 7.5
Tungsten carbide: 8.5-9