[Jewelry making - Article 00026] - Re: [Orchid] [Beginners' Corner] solder formulas

[frank goss]

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    Alma:  I don't recccommend making your own solder but I do make my
    own sheet and wire stock. The milling costs do justify making your own
    stock as well as the inventory cost of keep a large variety of gold
    wire or sheet on hand. Also I always use the same refiner for my
    alloys thus insuring that all my gold stock matches in color. I find
    that I get much more precise sizes of wire when I do my own milling. I
    use my drawplate which may or may not produce standard sizes. The
    sizes are however constant and known. I use my own mill ( an Italian
    mill of high quality ) to roll my own sheet. I can then roll any
    quantity or size I need. This also provides a use for my casting
    buttons when I do not have a casting. Much more efficient use of
    materials to be able to change the form as I need it. Some practice
    and learning are necessary to insure as quality product from your own
    mills, but well worth the investment in equipment and learning time. 
    Frank  Goss (helps to keep the material cost down and gives me
    something physical to do away  from the bench) 

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