[Jewelry making - Article 00182] - Re: [Orchid] Powdered solder

[JAGMAN425]

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    When I  do production soldering  of earposts and some other
    findings, We use a lot of powdered solder. 

    An interesting way to use it for posts that is very fast is this...
    You have a small dish with liquid flux and a small dish with the
    powdered solder... 

    Take the earpost in a pair of tweezers, dip the end of the earpost
    in flux, then touch the end of the earpost that has been fluxed to
    the powdered solder . This will put just the right amount of solder
    on the tip of the earpost. Put it on the piece you want it soldered
    to, then solder it. With very little practice, you will be soldering
    earposts very quickly with this method. 

    Also, Another bit of info... A lot of my customers have always asked
    me why my soldered silver or gold posts seem to be stronger and
    don't bend as easily as pieces they have gotten from other
    manufacturers.... The answer is.... A soon as it is soldered...
    Quench it directly in pickle by dropping it in the pickle . When you
    cool it very quickly, The post stay hard... If you allow them to air
    cool,or wait a minute, they become soft. 

    Daniel Grandi We do casting/finishing ,
    soldering,assembly,enamelling, fusion ,plating , model and mold work
    as well as a miriad of other processes for jewelry designers,
    catalogs, stores and people in the trade. Contact us off list at  
    sales AT racecarjewelry.com  

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