[Jewelry making - Article 00206] - Re: [Orchid] To quench or not to quench, that is the question

[Rmchristison]

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Hi Helen

    When I am to solder a large, heavy bezel, I position it on a flat
    solder brick with T Pins, which are used in sewing. They stick into
    the soft brick at strategic spots to hold the join together, put
    solder on the inside of the bezel, well fluxed, and with a flame
    that won't burn through the metal = watch to see the bright silver
    line as the solder flows. This is where you should practice using
    different degrees of flame - I have my students take scrap and test
    out the different sizes of flame when soldering - soon you will know
    that it doesn't take a blow torch to solder. 

Lotsa Luck
RMC
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