[Jewelry making - Article 00127] - Re: [Orchid] Attaching findings

[George Morey]

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    How do I attach findings to finished jewelry pieces?  For 
    instance... I cast a piece I wanted to make a pin out of.  The piece
    was finished, polished and all, and I bought a nickle silver pin
    assembly.  It was the complete kind, not the kind you put the hinge
    in later.  I soldered it on, and the nickle silver annealed.  What
    other way is there other than glue?  What about lever backs? Those
    tube ends for rope chains?  For that matter... any chain end on any
    chain?   I'm being asked to do more repair than custom work and I
    usually don't do it, but I also don't make much money...and repair
    would help.  Thanks for any advise... Dear Cindy, To give the best
    advice, a couple more facts are needed....What metals do you most
    commonly work with? precious (gold, silver,platinum) or  base (brass
    or nickle or pewter, etc),  and How much do you want to invest in
    equipment?  If you are working with precious metals, a 'Little
    Torch' can do most of what you need - if you buy the right findings.
    If you are in base metals you can also use a little torch - with
    practice - to lead solder most findings, instead of glue - the trick
    is to heat the piece of jewelry not the finding. A large piece of
    jewelry will act as a heat sink, absorbing all the heat , causing
    you to heat the finding to much before the lead flows. This is also
    true if you are attaching precious metal findings with gold solder.
    You always have to concentrate more heat to the larger, denser
    material when soldering unlike articles. I hope this helps,
    georockman p.s. At the risk of sounding like an advertisement, try
    Rio Grande in Albuquerque at 800-545-6566 for tools & findings, ask
    for their free catalogs, geo 


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