Why is there only silver and gold fuming? Why not copper or other metals?

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Over time pretty much all metals have been tried with only gold and silver giving us the visual look we want.

It could be due to the fact that gold and silver

Some metal can become toxic when heated to a point that they fume.  Stick to gold and silver with a TON of moving air and you should be ok.

Silver gives blues and purples

Gold gives pinks and oranges

Mixed you get greens

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