[Jewelry making - Article 00172] - 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,  
http://www.myuniquesolutions.com, 
Paste and Powder Solder for Jewelers 



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