[Jewelry making - Article 00806] - Re: [Orchid] Struggling with soldering sterling silver

[Silverspotstudio]

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    Yes, by all means, set your firecoat alight! Even though I've only
    been using the boric acid/alcohol mix for about 8 - 10 months, I've
    found it very effective. I keep about 1 1/2" of solution in a small
    Ball canning jar on the benchtop. For each piece involved in a
    soldering operation, I dunk it in the solution and then burn off the
    alcohol using the same lamp I use for wax working - also an alcohol
    lamp. If the coat isn't even enough, I dunk and burn off again. Two
    or three dunkings are usually enough to get a nice even coat. 

    Some folks might shudder at the thought of keeping so much flammable
    material on the benchtop, but I find that the canning jar works
    well, as I can cover it between uses without having to screw on the
    outer ring of the lid.   (I also know that I can easily smother the
    flame with the lid if I ever set the jar alight.) The alcohol lamp I
    extinguish and push to the far corner of the bench, where odds of
    setting it on fire are slim. 

    Cheers, 

    Jessee Smith (lately returned from chaperoning an Entomology class
    field trip in Florida, with a fine belostomatid in hand!) 

    www.silverspotstudio.com

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