[Jewelry making - Article 00049] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering copper

[Len and Judy Bjorkman]

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>          You can use regular silver solder for copper. 

    True; I personally prefer using pieces of hammered-thin  brazing rod
    because I prefer a seam  with a  gold  color.  The disadvantage  is
    the higher melting point of the brazing rod  (higher  than  silver
    solders).  Take a  look in the  Orchid Archives for discussions  on
    using  pre-1981 copper  pennies as solder  (to get  a copper-colored
    seam). Judy Bjorkman


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