[Jewelry making - Article 00016] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering on texturized silver

[Noel]

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    If your texture is not terribly deep, the bezel may solder on just
    fine. You might want to try a trial run on a scrap of the same
    texture. If it doesn't work, the methods recommended by others here
    should work fine. Incidentally, a relatively recent issue (meaning
    within the last year or so) of Lapidary Journal had a project with a
    reticulated backing, in which the bezel is soldered to a flat sheet,
    then the reticulated piece has a hole cut in it that matches the
    bezel. It is slid down over the bezel and soldered, and a frame
    added around the outside. You could look that up. When I have tried
    to do that kind of thing, I have always ended up having to add a
    wire or other trim around the bezel as well, to hide where I didn't
    get the fit exactly right. 

Noel

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