[Jewelry making - Article 00063] - Re: [Orchid] Chain mail - to solder or not to solder

[Lee Einer]

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>     The general concensus seems to be that all links should always be
>     soldered, all speed ahead and damn the torpedos.  Is there a point
>     at which this becomes lunacy? 

    Yes, this becomes lunacy at the point where we are concerned with
    something other than the integrity of design. For crying out loud,
    we are functioning in an environment where people use glue,
    feathers, cast human testicles (thanks, Kevin) and beach pebbles; it
    is ludricrous to adopt a sanctimonious attitude toward soldering
    chain mail links in the context of every other oddball thing we do. 

    Ask yourself if your finished pieces are durable, and if they are
    free from the practical, functional flaws (such as snagging hair or
    clothing) mentioned in various posts. If your designs are
    aesthetically pleasing and functional in the applications for which
    they are intended, you have no reason not to procede with them.

Lee Einer
Dos Manos Jewelry
http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com

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