[Jewelry making - Article 00118] - Re: [Orchid] Hard soldering sterling silver

[Mark Shneyer]

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>     I was wondering if it was because the smaller flame put the hot
>     blue cone nearer to the metal, so that the surface got intensely
>     hot, but the  whole metal mass did not?......

Julie,

    I think you hit it right on the head here.  The best thing to
    remember is you cannot force solder to flow.  You need to heat the
    metal so it "takes" the solder. Silver makes it a little more
    difficult than gold because it is such a good conductor. 

Mark

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