[Jewelry making - Article 00175] - Re: [Orchid] Struggling with soldering sterling silver

[Trevor F]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

>         I think you just made a good case for not using the
>     alcohol/boric acid firecoat mix! I previously used it and had it
>     catch on fire several times. 

Hello Don,

    I suggest that this is really a personal preference thing. For
    instance I prefer the alcohol mixture for a number of reasons
    including fast drying --breath on it or hold it several inches above
    your hotplate and it's instantly dry-- and less puffing once you
    bring the torch in. Of course there are drawbacks too, not the least
    of which is that the alcohol is simply a carrier since it doesn't
    dissolve the powders into solution, but that's where the "personal"
    part of the preferences come in. 

    I've been using alcohol based solutions for well over five years now,
    almost exclusively so since I started mixing my own fluxes and
    firecoats, and never had a single (unintentional) alcohol fire. I
    think it comes down to one's habits of safety: a bummer to learn but
    easily repeated. 

Cheers, 
Trevor F. 
in The City of Light

____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________