[Jewelry making - Article 00679] - Re: [Orchid] Sheet solder Vs Wire solder

[Rick]

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>     The typical way of making turquoise jewelry is to use silver wire
>     solder. It's cut to a 2"-3" length, held in insulated self-locking
>     tweezers, and just fed into the work when it's hot. 

    I buy wire solder 20 ft at a time which works out to about an ounce.
    It comes rolled up in a nice 6" loop. I attach my color coded wire
    cable wrap. I just hold the roll of wire in my hand and feed it from
    there until the last 3 inches. If I don't find a use for it right
    away I put it in the scrap container. I know a silversmith from the
    70's and he does it with the locking tweezers. Seems like you would
    waste the end of every 3" piece... 

    Not everyone can master the skill of wire fed soldering. But it sure
    speeds things up not having to chase solder snippets when they move
    from the flux bubbling. There are times when I use sheet solder when
    I need small snippets or have to use my solder pick. 

Rick Copeland
Silversmith and Lapidary Artisan
Rocky Mountain Wonders
Colorado Springs, Colorado
rockymountainwonders.com
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