[Jewelry making - Article 00214] - Re: [Orchid] Silver Bezel on Copper

[Lee Einer]

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    First issue is that you need some serious flux. If you don't already
    have some, go to a welders or plumbers supply shop and get some of
    the paste flux used for brazing copper pipe. I use stay-silv and it
    works great. Second issue is that copper is a great conductor of
    heat, so you will need a big, big flame if the piece has a large
    thermal mass. Copper oxidizes so quickly and heavily that it will
    exhaust even heavy-duty flux fairly rapidly, so you want to get the
    piece up to temperature and the solder flowing without undue delay. 

    The third issue is, how does one make a four-sided triangle?  Are
    you speaking of a four-sided pyramid? Triangles are two-dimensional
    and have three sides only. 

Lee Einer
Dos Manos Jewelry
http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com


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