[Jewelry making - Article 00272] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering on texturized silver

[Silverspotstudio]

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>         the bezel is soldered to a flat sheet, then the reticulated
>     piece has a hole cut in it that matches the bezel. 

    I just tried a dirty little trick that worked really well for taking
    care of any discrepancies between the shape of the hole and the
    outside of the bezel: 

    If your bezel is relatively deep (say, 2 mm or over) and the gaps
    between it and the textured surrounding metal aren't too big, you can
    actually push the bezel outward to make it conform to the hole. I did
    this by pushing the bezel from the inside with a burnisher shaped
    like a cuticle stick (orange stick). 

    I used just the rounded edge to press the metal into contact with
    the edge of the hole, so that only that part of the bezel that would
    be soldered was pushed outward. (This kept the outside of the bezel
    from looking lumpy when all was done.)   I soldered the pieces from
    the back.   The result was a beautiful solder seam that looked as
    though I'd spent hours filing to get the perfect match. 

    I doubt that this would work for really obvious gaps, but for those
    little ones that drive you mad, it should be a great savings in time
    and frustration. 

    HTH!

    Jessee Smith 
    (who has been neglecting her e-mail and is now responding to posts
    several days old.) 
    www.silverspotstudio.com 


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