[Jewelry making - Article 00125] - Re: [Orchid] Tips on soldering gold

[Bethkatz]

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Dale,

    First I would suggest using cadmium free paste solder for the gold. 
    It makes it very easy to get the job accomplished.  There is flux in
    the paste, so there is no reason to add more. It flows very smoothly
    and should solve your problem in an instant. It is available in all
    karats and flow temperatures. If you are going to try again with the
    sheet solder, I suggest that you do not heat directly on the solder
    as that will dissipate the flux and then there is no way you can
    make it flow.  There can be contaminates from other sources that has
    gotten on the sheet.  Please gently sand the sheet solder, with a
    new piece of sandpaper and then flux it fully. THEN cut the pallions
    that you are going to use. Re-flux both the pallions and the piece.
    Heat near the join and not directly on the solder.  You should start
    to see a melt and then the flow. Also, make sure the piece that you
    are putting the solder on is clean and no residual pickle left on
    the piece.  You might want to pickle the piece, rinse and then dip
    it in a super saturated solution of baking soda and water to totally
    neutralize any acid that might be left on the piece and then rinse
    again in running water to make sure there are no chemicals that
    could interfere with the solder flowing. 

Beth Katz,  
www.myuniquesolutions.com, 
Paste and Powder Solder for Jewelers



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