[Jewelry making - Article 00079] - [Orchid] Low Melting Temprature White Gold

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    I asked a few questions a while back about soldering. I could get it
    to flow, but it always went around the joint instead of through it.
    Those problems are now solved with the use of Handy flux, better
    heat control, and "light tight" joints. Today while sizing a 10k
    white gold ring from our local Wal-Mart, the ring started to melt
    before my medium Stuller solder even got close to melting. Something
    from the ring flowed in the joint and there were localized melted
    places that looked like solder as far as 15mm away from my joint.
    The ring didn't ever melt enough to lose shape, it just had what
    looked to be like solder in it. I cut through the joint again and
    tried 1200 ultra easy solder and it flowed right at the same time
    the shank started to shimmer like it was melting again. I've done
    more white gold rings today and have had no problems so it seems to
    be that ring. Has anyone else had this problem before?
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