[Jewelry making - Article 00274] - Re: [Orchid] Byzantine chain patterns

[Helen Hill]

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Hi John,

>     Whether you do or not, one thing is to solder 1/2 of them to begin
>     with. 

    Yes, this is what I've done when I've made simple chains so far. I
    think the unsoldered links just look tatty and unfinished. 

>     If you do solder, do it row by row as you assemble, don't do the
>     whole piece and then expect to solder every ring. 

    I would be inclined to do just that (solder row by row that is). I
    had the opposite advice from someone else this morning, but with a
    Byzantine chain which is so dense, you wouldn't be able to get at
    them afterwards - unless the links were very loose and floppy - but
    I prefer the dense look. The friend who gave me the opposite advice
    re soldering did, however, advise the use of paste solder which
    sounds like a very good idea to me. I spend forever retrieving bits
    of solder that have jumped off a join when I start to heat it! 

    Thanks for the advice John. If you have any thoughts on the ideal
    gauge of wire to make such a chain I'd appreciate it. My chain which
    I bought looks as though it was made from 1.0mm although it could be
    0.8 or 0.9mm. 

Helen
Preston, UK
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