[Jewelry making - Article 01337] - Re: [Orchid] Struggling with soldering sterling silver

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Julie:

    Try putting your solder palions behind the joint and pull the solder
    thru. it also sounds like you may have flux issues and it may have
    evaporated some of the liquid and is now to strong. Many self
    pickling fluxes will cause problems if you use tap water to replace
    the liqquid as it has mineral content from rusty pipes, solder,
    asbestos and a host of otherthings including chlorine and flouride
    which will react also. Nice huh? Use distilled water for your shop! 

Ringman John

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