[Jewelry making - Article 00963] - Re: [Orchid] Soldering gold filled

[R . E . Rourke]

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    You can do it but must insure that the cut ends are fully sealed
    with solder or the alloy (brass) will ruin your silver when pickled.
    Then there is the colour of your gold to get a close match,you should
    buy the solder from the mill work manufacturer so the work will be
    uniform and not look blotchy. Hoover and Strong makes a yellow
    solder for silver (other distributors sell the same product). that is
    as close a match to most 14/20 and 12/20 14kt yellow i have ever
    seen. If you buy double clad products you come out far ahead in terms
    of having to insure that the base metal side is always down, doesn't
    enter pickle unsealed on the edges and un clad side, and when using
    tubing, insuring that the ends are capped (with s a beeswax plug),
    as most distributors only plate the outside of tubing. If you make
    your own however, then using the double clad material, you only have
    the two ends to contend with provided you have soldered your tube
    closed...any questions feel free to contact me.. 

RER
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