[Jewelry making - Article 00530] - Re: [Orchid] New to bezel setting

[Helen Hill]

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>     I don't think I have read in this bit of info about
>     soldering....the solder has to be as clean as the bezel and the
>     base. Solder oxidizes while it isn't being used. I pull the wire
>     solder through a 3M Scotchbrite pad before each use....I don't cut
>     snippets and store them, they also will oxidize. The same with
>     sheet solder, it should be cleaned before each use. Storing those
>     extra snippets will not be clean enough to flow. 

    That is a VERY good point. This also occurred to me yesterday as I've
    griped about solder and been on a quest for a particular kind of
    solder which I really enjoyed using. I remembered yesterday that when
    the said solder arrived with me, it was somewhat grimey as it was in
    the same bag as polishing compound among other things, so I washed
    the panels of solder and then pickled them too. Maybe that's why it
    worked better than anything else I've ever used! I spent about an
    hour the other day rolling solder strip thinner (as it was too thick
    to cut small pieces), cleaning it, pickling it and cutting it into
    tiny pieces then I stored it in jars. Now I've read your post, I'm
    thinking that that was probably a complete waste of time. Oh well. 

    I submit this post at the risk of looking and feeling a complete
    fool! 

Helen
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