[Jewelry making - Article 00847] - [Orchid] Tricky soldering question - heat sink?

[dagmar hansbauer]

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    help please? 

    I have to solder a stone set onto a pierced piece for a custom
    order. the torch I have is a joke (propane cheapo torch with huge tip
    for soldering copper pipes) because *somebody* took off with my nice
    torch. Normally I would just solder the stone set on a blank piece of
    silver and then do all the cuts. However, that same *somebody* also
    took my old sawframe, which was in perfect working conditions and
    left me with a new sawframe, that for some strange reason doesn`t
    hold the blades in at the bottom end any more. I`ve already tried to
    exchange the bottom screw on it, but that didn`t fix the problem. 

    So I`m wondering if there is anything, that I can coat most of the
    piece with, to solder the stone set into it, without melting the hand
    cut filigree. 

    that weaselish MF, I mean *somebody* also grabbed my pickling pot
    and every gram of Borax I had,....al things I only notice, when I
    need it, and I usually don`t solder much at all... 

    Anyways, if anybody has a good trick on how to do this without
    melting the piece, any help would be appreciated 

Thanks,
Sparrow


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