[Jewelry making - Article 00858] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering Silver bezel wire to Copper

[Noel]

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Hi, Zoe,

    Unfortunately, it is important with copper to get in hot and fast,
    solder and get out before the copper can oxidize, causing the solder
    to bead up and "shrink". 

    That said, you still may be able to succeed if you use a good flux
    (paste is probably your best bet) and heat from the bottom so you
    can't melt your bezel. If your piece is thick, you could bridge it
    across two bricks. If not, you could use a tripod, though a screen
    would absorb some of your heat, and you don't really have heat to
    spare. The other option is to bounce the heat using copper, brass,
    or titanium (my favorite) V's--

    see 
    http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive/200411/msg00097.htm 

    or search under "titanium V's" for detailed instructions. 

--Noel

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