[Jewelry making - Article 00049] - Re: [Orchid] Construction Dilemma

[R . E . Rourke]

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    siliquar or soldering clay or investment to hold it all in place, and
    act as heat sink prevent reflow with correction fluid,or stop-flow(
    yellow ochre and alcohol), use a little piece of screen bent into a
    table shape ( about 2x2x 1/2") instead of big tripods over the
    charcoal block to reflect heat when sweating the hard solder and
    absorbing the cupric oxides to some degree put the textured bottom
    sheet between two pieces of fairly thin brass and give it a roll or
    two to flatten- worst case scenario texture is stretched out a bit OR
    use bottom sheet with slightly less flat surface as top sheet : more
    pattern,lays flat due to bottom sheet now being flatter.. gold solder
    requires higher temp than silver to attach gold bezel, so use yellow
    silver solder inside the bezel that has already been soldered with
    gold hard solder..
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