[Jewelry making - Article 00033] - Re: [Orchid] Hard solder to a diamond

[Greg DeMark]

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Ian,

    One of the beautiful things about repairing Diamond Jewelry is that
    the gems do not need to be removed or protected with a heat sink type
    material. You can solder a tip on a prong that is set with a Diamond
    with no ill effect. 

    If you are soldering close to or on the Diamond itself the only
    cautions you need to follow is to check the Diamond for an major
    fractures or inclusions as well as to make sure there are no Fracture
    fillers involved. Make sure the Diamond is perfectly clean or any
    dirt that is on it could potentially burn on to the surface and can
    only be removed by boiling in acid or repolishing the stone. 

    One last caution is to let the Diamond cool slowly and do not quench
    it. 

Good luck
Greg DeMark
email: greg AT demarkjewelry.com
Website: www.demarkjewelry.com
Website: www.outdrs.net/~demark

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