[Jewelry making - Article 00112] - Re: [Orchid] Torch Work

[Fishbre396]

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>     How do you support your work for soldering? Protect from heat? 


    If you try to protect your pieces from HEAT you will never get them
    soldered! When working with sterling, you MUST HEAT THE PIECE TO THE
    MELTING TEMPERATURE OF THE SOLDER.  If that doesn't happen, then
    whatever you think you've soldered will fall apart.  

    I place my work on a non-asbestos soldering pad, I move things
    around using a pick or tweezers, I prefer the pick (tweezers get
    ruined if they stay in the flame too long!)  I make picks from coat
    hangers  .  .  . cut them apart, sharpen one end.


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