[Jewelry making - Article 01426] - [Orchid] Re: Soldering on texturized silver

[Christine Quiriy]

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>     But how cann I solder the bezelwire to a texturized surface? 

    Well, this is how I would do it: 

    Make a bezel cup: solder the bezel to sheet silver and to itself;
    cut around the bezel; file or sand or otherwise make smooth.
    Position the bezel cup on the piece of patterned silver; decide
    where you want it to go and then lightly scribe around the cup. Cut
    out. Insert the bezel cup and solder, using a solder with a lower
    melting temp than what you used for the bezel. 

    Since I never do this kind of work, it'll be interesting to see what
    others with more experience have to say. :-) 

    I love lace-patterned silver. 

Christine in Littleton, Massachusetts

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