[Jewelry making - Article 00767] - Re: [Orchid] To quench or not to quench, that is the question

[Helen Hill]

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Hello,

>     its not the water breaking the joint unless you are quenching
>     when red-hot.. wait until the solder has flowed over the well fit
>     and well cleaned join, and the metal turns gray, before quenching 

    It's not actually the solder joins that are breaking, it's the
    actual silver. My joins are usually good. All the advice regarding
    waiting until the silver is no longer red hot seems good and logical
    if I'd taken the time to think about it. That's typical for me
    though, opening my mouth before thinking. 

Thanks again.
Helen
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