[Jewelry making - Article 01172] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering tube settings together

[Ian W. Wright]

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Hi Helen,

>     but haven't had much success as the settings move out of position 

    It sounds as though you are trying to solder the settings without
    securing them together first, so the problem may be that the joints
    are not close enough together when the solder flows.. For what you
    are trying to achieve, you should set the tubes in plaster of paris
    first.... push the tube back ends into plasticene or wax in the
    positions you want them to be, make a little cardboard box around
    this and fill the box with plaster (or investment). Now take the
    plasticene or wax away, clean the tube ends with something like a
    glass scratch brush, flux and solder all the tubes at once. Then you
    can dissolve the plaster away with water - maybe in a beaker in the
    ultrasonic... 

Best wishes,
Ian
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK
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