[Jewelry making - Article 01247] - Re: [Orchid] Gold PMC on Sterling Silver

[Daniela Muhling]

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>     An easier way to get started (IMHO) is with sterling/22k bimetal.
>     Then, you are soldering sterling to sterling (using silver
>     solder), you get the strong gold color of 22k, there is no base
>     metal involved (as with gold filled), and you are buying the
>     smallest usable later of gold but still getting big impact
>     visually. 

Hi Noel,

    When using silver solder with sterling/22k bimetal as you suggest,
    are seams noticibly visible on the gold surface?  Obviously I'm
    thinking of butt joins as in a ring rather than sweat soldered
    overlay on a silver base. 

Thanks in advance for any advice,
Daniela Muhling

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