[Jewelry making - Article 00094] - Re: [Orchid] Foxtail Vs Snake chain?

[Loren Damewood]

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Carla,

>     Snake chain is a pain to solder....I've tried many of the
>     suggestions on Orchid for soldering snake chain but I still am not
>     having the kind of success & control I'd like. 

    I'm guessing you're trying to solder commercial chain? Maybe if you
    were to match the ends with some custom links of your own, rather
    than try to solder directly to the chain itself, you could be sure
    of the metal you're working with and could even shift the pattern a
    little to make it easier. 

Loren
http://www.golden-knots.com
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