[Jewelry making - Article 00319] - Re: [Orchid] Cutting Solder Sheet

[John Barton]

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    John; like you, I use very little sheet solder anymore. I have found
    that keeping several gauges of wire solder in Hard, Medium, Easy &
    X'tra Easy, meets my needs better. Even in hard solder, cutting
    small round snippits, they melt quicker and flow better than sheet.I
    choose a length of wire that I need and run it through a piece of
    emery to rough up the surface, clean it and snip it, drop it in
    Batterns. It is easier for me to place than sheet snippits,
    especially when making a piece of Hopi overlay style where the
    solder must be placed on very small and narrow spots. 

John Barton

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