[Jewelry making - Article 00338] - Re: [Orchid] New to bezel setting

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     Your extra hands are creating a heat sink. The little butane torch
>     can't overcome it, which is why the solder won't flow. 

    This is the problem with working with little butane torches,
    especially if you don't have enough experience with "real" jeweler's
    torches to realize what the problem is. They just don't produce
    enough heat for many many situations. 

    If solder won't flow, look to the Four F's-- Fit, Fastidiousness
    (cleanliness), Flame or Flux. With a butane hand-held, it ill almost
    always be Flame. 

Noel
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