[Jewelry making - Article 00110] - Re: [Orchid] Chain mail - to solder or not to solder

[Zen Sojourner]

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    Hmmm, 'splain more please?  

    What temp would you put your piece in at to make sure all the links
    "self-solder", and would you then have to "cook" it again to harden
    it?  If you overcook, can you end up with cracking?  Will it come
    out annealed?  (I guess it depends what temp you have to cook it at
    to get it to self-solder)  What percentage of links is expected to
    fail to properly solder? 

    Sojourner 
    Always on the lookout for a way to avoid work - err, save time... 

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