[Jewelry making - Article 00036] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering on mokume gane

[James Binnion]

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    I would be very very careful. First question, what are the metals in
    the laminate? I hesitate to give you specific recommendations as
    they use their own custom alloys that I have no experience with. They
    diffusion bond their materials so the only solder is on the setting
    and joint of the band. But diffusion bonded material typically has
    issues with overheating and you can ruin it in a heartbeat. Call
    Michael Daniels and see if they will give you advise on how to
    approach reworking their product. We get calls from jewelers on
    occasion who want to rework our bands and we try to give them as
    much info as we can but unfortunately there is no substitute for
    working on the material and ruining a few along the way to teach you
    what the limits are. 

Jim

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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