[Jewelry making - Article 01454] - Re: [Orchid] Use picks for soldering

[leonid surpin]

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>     The interaction between solder and the joint is complex but using a
>     paillon or bead on a pick will make no difference with a clean, well
>     fitted, properly fluxed, uniformly and rapidly heated joint. 

    That is quite a list of requirement and I can add some more to it,
    but the larger point is that use of paillons is the process which can
    be controlled completely by the application of flame alone. Use of
    picks required many things to be done very rapidly and correctly and
    still success or failure would be left to chance to some degree. 

    When many joints needs be soldered, pick soldering is even more
    problematic due to fatigue factor. One may do it once, twice, three
    times,..., but it takes only one mistake and all the efforts are
    wasted. 

    Personally, I do not believe that there is a jeweler who can execute
    pick technique perfectly, but some may come pretty close. To stake
    one's reputation or not, is a personal decision. Nothing more can be
    said about it. On the other hand, soldering with paillons, once
    understood, can be done consistently over and over again. 

Leonid Surpin
www.studioarete.com
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