[Jewelry making - Article 00194] - Re: [Orchid] Difficulty Fusing

[jennifer friedman]

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Grace,

    I fuse my fine silver bezels because I like the way it looks, nice
    and clean. I also do it for enamelling purposes so that I don't have
    to worry about the bezel solder contaminating the enamel. I do not
    however fuse my bezels to the backing primarily because of the
    difficulty factor of fine silver to sterling silver. I always pickle
    regardless whether I use flux. Pickling makes sure that your surface
    is clean of grease and any other impurities. So, yes I pickle between
    and at the end of whatever I am fusing and/or soldering. I fuse fine
    silver links for chains all the time. I have been told, but haven't
    tried yet, that you can fuse argentium very easily. But, again you
    still need to pickle to get the greases of your work. 

Jennifer friedman
Ventura, CA
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