[Jewelry making - Article 01202] - Re: [Orchid] Creating a cone

[Daniel]

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Carla

>     I have struggled with joining the sides for soldering 

    You might try using something to hold the cone in place with a
    pocket in it. Say a hole drilled in a charcoal block,etc or something
    of the like. Cut a small slit where the seem is to solder it
    together. The hole must be tight enough to keep the piece flush
    together 

>     My problem is getting the cone all straightened out and smooth
>     looking after it is soldered. I have even had custom pointed
>     mandrels made to help in this process. But my cones are still a
>     bit lumpy

    Sounds like you are going down the right path with the mandrels. You
    might try burnishing the cones after you have soldered. 

    It also sounds like you may be putting too much heat or too much
    time at higher temps causing the metal to deform. It might serve you
    better to use a lower temp solder like medium or easy. 

    Put two or three pieces of solder on the seam in the inside and make
    sure the seam points down. 

    Heat and pull the solder thru the seam of the cone. Good luck and
    have fun! 

Daniel
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