[Jewelry making - Article 01032] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering links

[Janet Yang]

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    Tricky business, this. 

    Soldering a pre-assembled Byzantine chain takes rather more
    precision than I can manage, so I've switched to the
    slower-but-easier method of soldering each link as it is added. I
    use cross-lock tweezers as a makeshift third hand, grasping the link
    to be soldered. This worked well at keeping the soldering area away
    from the rest of the chain, but the steel tweezers also acted as a
    heat sink: The link got hot enough for the solder to stick and melt
    somewhat, but not enough for the solder to flow well and even out. 

    The solder flows great when I use a charcoal block and no tweezers,
    but then the previously soldered links heat up, too, and get stuck
    together. 

    What is the best way to deal with this? I have yellow ocher (not
    sure what to mix it with, though) and could apply it to each
    finished link. Or, I could put the chain on a firebrick instead of
    the charcoal block. 

Janet


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