[Jewelry making - Article 00104] - Re: [Orchid] Bezel Melting Problems

[J&N Holt]

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    Milt, Heating from the bottom should solve your problem, although
    I've never really liked  soldering through a screen.The screen
    absorbs too much heat. One solution is to hold the base plate in a
    third hand, or if there is no way to get a grip on it, to place it
    on two parallel  wires (titanium bicycle spokes) suspended between a
    couple of charcoal blocks. You can also bend a piece of heavy wire
    into a paddle shape , grip that in a vise, and set the piece on
    that. Other than that of course you must make sure the metal is
    clean, as well as the solder, and well fluxed. Hope this helps. 

Jerry in Kodiak


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