[Jewelry making - Article 01273] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering around CZ

[julia potts]

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    why don't you look into a chemical heatsink. (places like rio grande
    and stuller as well as the majority of tool supply companies carry
    these products.) some of the various names of this product are: 

      heat stop
      gem shield
      heat shield
      cold shield
      heat barrier
      kool jool

    sometimes a water sink is great, but sometimes it is just too close
    to the stones. I once had to retip one side only of a treated yellow
    diamond cluster ring. I took out the stones that needed
    retip/repronging, and shielded the rest with a chemical heatsink (I
    really didn't want to risk the stones turning, so simply as a
    precaution) 

hope this helps.

julia potts
julia potts studios


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