[Jewelry making - Article 00319] - [Orchid] Torch Setup for Soldering

[Lia Humboldt]

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    I'm new to this list, and I'm thrilled to have found it. I'm a
    just-starting-out metalsmith. In the past I've worked with silver,
    copper and brass. I'm in the process of putting together a home
    metalsmithing studio and building my tool collection. The one
    stumbling block I've come to is my torch setup for soldering, and
    this seems to be a pretty common question. I'm comfortable using a
    propane/oxygen setup, and it seems to have worked well with the type
    of work I want to do...soldering as well as casting, but the only
    experience I have with propane and oxygen tanks has been in workshops
    where they get frequent use by a lot of people, so the tanks were
    pretty big (probably just normal size, 3-4 ft tall). I'm kind of
    clueless when it comes to actually getting these tanks. Where can I
    buy them, get them filled etc...and is there any smaller scale
    (smaller tank size) propane/oxygen setup I can work with. Since this
    is the only type of gas torch I've worked with, I don't really know
    about any other options. I've seen small handheld butane torches and
    things on different websites, but I don't really know if something
    like that would work for me. So basically I'm asking for advice from
    more experienced artists on a rundown of how to get the tanks, cost,
    and if I have any other options. Thanks! I look forward to learning
    from people on this list as I start out.

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