[Jewelry making - Article 00758] - Re: [Orchid] Sheet solder Vs Wire solder

[James Binnion]

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>     I was told that wire solder is convenient, but that there is more
>     base? or 'other' metals in the wire at center? Anyone who can
>     explain why or if it's wrong, please let me know. I look forward
>     to seeing the answer. 

    Solder is available in literally hundreds of different alloys.
    supplied in sheet, wire, powder, chip, paste, spheres and die cut
    shapes. There is no difference between the composition of the various
    forms as long as the alloy is the same. Sometimes you will find
    suppliers will have different forms that are slightly different alloy
    compositions as they are manufactured by different firms. So for
    example one distributors easy sheet and easy wire solder might have
    slightly different melting points because they were made by different
    vendors but another distributor has sheet and wire solder made by the
    same vendor from the same alloy so there will be no difference in
    their performance. 

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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