[Jewelry making - Article 01033] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering Enormous Bezels

[David L. Huffman]

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    Hello Lee; My first thought on this was to suggest soldering in a
    burnout oven.  Put a flat brick in the oven and take it up to temp. 
    Then, place the bezel, flux, and place solder chips or use paste
    solder.  Pre-heat with a torch till the flux settles down to a glaze
    so the bezel doesn't lift out of place.  Put it in the oven and keep
    a close eye on it till it's soldered.  But another thought occured to
    me.  Could you, instead of soldering a bezel on it, use a larger
    square, notch the corners and fold up the sides, then solder the
    seams on the corners?  It'll be interesting to see how this works
    out.  If it weren't silver, I'd suggest a laser. 

David L. Huffman


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