[Jewelry making - Article 00187] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering chains

[Loren S. Damewood]

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    Lilyan, 

>        I assume he is tallking about sterling chains...Yes?    When he
>     says paste solder...is that the solder you usually use with a
>     soldering iron ?  If not , what is it and who sells it ? 

    Any chains, really, not just sterling.  Paste solder is finely
    divided metal (gold dust, silver dust, whatever) suspeneded in a
    paste of flux. You put a dab of it where you want to solder and heat
    it up.  I hate the stuff, but it's very useful.  ;-) 

>        He says not to polish a chain with the buffing wheel...however,
>     if you tape the ends of the chain - taut- to a board, you can
>     safely use the buffing wheel.....just can't have any loose chain
>     able to be grabbed by the wheel. 

    Unless you have a continuous chain, and wrap it tight around
    something so there is _no_ slack at all, it's a risk.  There is no
    more sickening feeling in the shop than seeing an expensive chain
    whipping around the hub of the buffer, unless it's seeing your finger
    whipping around with it. 

    I'll polish some chains on the buffer, but the chains I make are
    unique -- you're not going to see any of them in your shop for
    repair.  It would void my lifetime warranty if anyone else messed
    with 'em.  ;-) 

Loren
http://www.golden-knots.com


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