[Jewelry making - Article 00047] - Re: [Orchid] Firescoff - New Firescale

[Richard Hart]

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>     Who would really use wadded up wet newspaper to protect stones
>     when soldering??? Paper + heat source = Studio Fire...note from
>     your friendly neighborhood volunteer firefighter...

    Yesterday, when removing some decoration on a three stone Bali
    sterling pendant that the customer that purchased it did not like,
    my employee cut through the bezel holding a large cab. Took out the
    cab, put wet paper towel around the two faceted stones that hung
    down, held in place with locking tweezers, used a small piece of
    silver, tinned it with solder, and welded it over the hole about an
    inch from the wet paper towel using a really big flame (#7 smith
    torch tip). Towel steams and sizzles, but solder melts before water
    can evaporate. Carefully sanded down and polished, saved the piece
    and relieved my employe from the embarrassment she was feeling. 

    Been there, done that, will be there again,

Richard Hart
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