[Jewelry making - Article 01032] - [Orchid] 18k to Silver sweat soldering problems

[Maciurzynski, Ted]

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Hello all in Orchidland:

    I'm have a strange problem sweat soldering 18k yellow gold to a
    sheet of silver, which I don't recall happening before.  I coated the
    underside of the 18k with med silver solder, and then proceeded to
    'sweat' the piece onto a sheet of sterling.  The solder at some point
    in this second heating seemed to 'alloy' into the 18k. Should I have
    used a softer or harder solder?  Any other suggestions?  Thanks in
    advance for input and wisdom. 

Regards, Ted

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