[Jewelry making - Article 00013] - Re: [Orchid] Quenching to Harden Ear Posts

[Brian Adam]

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>     ... When soldering the post on in the first place to heat it as
>     little as possible ... heat the earring until the solder is molten,
>     then I quickly put the post into the molten solder and immediately
>     remove heat. 

    I can understand, Karen, that this will surely most likely result in
    unannealed posts. It's the method I use mostly too. 

Brian
Brian Adam
Auckland NEW ZEALAND
www.adam.co.nz

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