[Jewelry making - Article 00806] - Re: [Orchid] Fusing Argentium Sterling Silver

[Dave Arens]

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Hi Grace,

>     No, I have not tried any fusing with argentium, but I will,
>     especially with jump rings - I just hate trying to get that tiny
>     little piece of solder to hit the join - it always creates a bump.
>     I'm sure someone else has already done this and could comment from
>     experience. 

    When soldering the joints in jump rings, paste solder works well, it
    eliminates the 'bump' you mentioned. 

    Place a dab of paste solder on the inside of the ring so it contacts
    both sides of the joint. Then apply the flame from the outside of
    the ring so both sides of the joint come up to soldering temp
    together. Remove the heat when the solder flows. The dab of solder
    should be a sphere (or close to it) about as large in diameter as the
    wire the ring is made from. Any solder that's not pulled into the
    joint will migrate around the inside of the ring & be barely
    perceptible. 

Dave

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