[Jewelry making - Article 00329] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering on snake chain

[Katherine Palochak]

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    This works for me, and I've been doing a lot of snake chains this
    past year in various terminations. 

    Use ochre mixed with alcohol. Apply a thin 1/8" strip below the area
    that needs to be soldered. Make sure you hold the chain so gravity
    doesn't cause it to flow where you want to solder before the alcohol
    evaporates. Heat it up gently until the ochre turns a dark red-brown,
    and not to much heat so that the chain oxidizes. 

    Apply just a bit of flux (I use a short dowel rod to roll the flux
    on without overdoing it). Pick up a small ball of solder on your pick
    or tweezers. Touch it to where you need to solder when it's up to
    solder heat. 

    After you're done soldering, put it through a pickle, then if you
    happen to be lucky enough to have an ultrasonic, it will take care of
    the flux and ochre. If you don't have an ultrasonic, boil it with
    water and a little dish soap. 

    Kind of involved, but it works well and you have a professional
    looking end, without any fused areas.


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