[Jewelry making - Article 00990] - Re: [Orchid] Magnesia soldering block

[Christine Ritchey]

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    I've been a potter for 30 years.  The white/beige firebrick that is
    used to line ceramics kilns can be sawed into many nice manageable
    pieces for soldering.  Since these bricks can be fired to over 2,700
    degrees F, they can certainly take on most soldering jobs.  They
    take pins and are my favorite for soldering.  Go to any bookstore
    that carries pottery or ceramics magazines and you'll find lots of
    ads for what potters call "soft firebricks."   You might call around
    to masonry or fireplace dealers and have some luck there.  I keep a
    spray bottle filled with water near my soldering station.  When I'm
    through soldering, I mist the brick or charcoal so that there is no
    danger of smoldering or fire.  Hope this helps. 



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