[Jewelry making - Article 01077] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering Enormous Bezels

[Judy M. Willingham]

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    Hello Lee, Try building an "oven" from thin slabs of soldering brick
    - sides, back, and top that sits on your soldering brick.  Make it
    wider than deep and high enough to allow your torch tip to extend
    inside a little ways.  The oven traps the heat and brings everything
    up to temp more evenly.  If you have access to a kiln with percise
    temperature control, that might be even better. 

    Have you thought about the belt attachment bars???  Ask your
    customer about how s/he intends to attach the belt.  Perhaps you can
    plan the design so there are fewer solder joints!! 

    Let us know what worked for you, Judy in Kansas 

Judy M. Willingham, R.S.
B.A.E.  237 Seaton Hall
Kansas State University
Manhatttan  KS  66506
(785) 532-2936    FAX (785) 532-6944


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