[Jewelry making - Article 01279] - Re: [Orchid] Sizing joints in the 'new' white gold

[John Donivan]

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>     My seams are flush & clean, my heating of the piece even, good
>     flux application.....I m perplexed. 

    There is much good advise on this thread. I'll just point out the
    essential problem: Anytime your seams are well-soldered, and they
    show after polishing, it's because the metal and the solder are two
    different hardnesses under the polisher. Almost always the solder is
    softer, and it's just pulling out of the seam enough to show. The
    real solution is to use a solder that's harder. I do what someone
    else suggested, too - when the seam shows, I'll rework it flat,
    carefully lap it, and then use white rouge on a soft lap just on the
    seam, and stop. It's mostly the soft wheels that pull out the
    solder... 

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