[Jewelry making - Article 00181] - Re: [Orchid] Foxtail Vs Snake chain?

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     a friend of mine uses snake chain quite frequently and his method
>     is not to solder at all. He does it by sort of riveting the end cap
>     on. 

    I would be concerned that this might cause the snake chain to break
    at the rivet. 

    Here's a method I sometimes use: 

    Fit the end of the chain into a fairly snug piece of tube, then heat
    just the very end, and when hot, apply a largish snippet of solder.
    Then, after pickling, file the end flush-- it will look almost like
    solid silver-- and either drill through the tube and put a jump ring
    through, or solder a jump ring onto the end. Sometimes I hammer the
    soldered end of the tube to flatten it a bit before drilling. 

    The solder will not run up the chain far enough to emerge from the
    other end of the tube, but if in doubt, lay a piece of steel on the
    chain where it emerges from the tube, just to be sure. 

Noel
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