[Jewelry making - Article 01071] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering links

[Mark Shneyer]

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Hello again Janet,

    Sounds like you need to use a tighter and hotter flame.  This is one
    case where you don't want to be nice to the silver.  It conducts heat
    too well to use a soft flame.  The tweezers will act as a heat sink
    but so will the rest of the silver chain.  If you hold the link to be
    soldered joint side up, pick up the solder with at pick, and then hit
    the joint with a hot flame quickly it should take the solder well. 
    Get the flame off quickly once done. 

    Using ocre on each link will probably make you crazy by the time you
    finish this chain.  Keep trying you will get a feel for it qucker
    than you think. Besides you have hundreds of jump rings to practice
    with. 

Mark


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