[Jewelry making - Article 00129] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering for beginners

[Guy Payton]

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    Greets Lisa, If you don't already have it I would suggest getting Tim
    McCreight's "The Complete Metalsmith" book and video. He is to the
    point and explains what soldering really is. If you need more then
    check your local community collage they may have some basic hands on.
    Personally I got that tape and book and melted some dix-gold(brass).
    Joining sheet to sheet, wire to sheet, and jump rings shut always
    working towards smaller sizes. 

    Sometime the best way to learn is not "what to do" but "what not to
    do" in order to get the results you are after. As far as blowing up
    or burning down anything well your torch will have instructions on
    setting up. The fear in the beginning is good in that you will pay
    more attention to the details. Making sure that you've done
    everything the instructions said do and checking 4 times :D 

Happy melting,
Guy...(Master melter)
"Life - what a beautiful design"   

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