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Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 04/07/2015 11:17 pm nohope587, you are probably familiar with this device. It really helps me when I am doing silver work for cab mounting or wood inlays. Simply clamp the board to a table with a common C-clamp, and make sure the "V" end sticks out away from the table. Once you have threaded the piercing with the blade, you can lay the work piece over the holed portion and saw like a maniac. The coin can be controlled with a fingertip and the board supports the coin. I have a friend from Ethiopia, and I have wanted to make her a pendant from one of the Ethiopian coins that feature the lion's head. You do nice work, keep it up. Report this Post to the Staff
MercuryDawg1 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 04/07/2015 11:49 pm I've been wanting to post this question, but didn't know where, so I'm hoping maybe somebody in this thread, since it's related to silver jewelry will answer. I started making my own jewelry a bit ago, got sick and came back to it. I'm wanting to solder on a bail to a piece I made. What is the best way to do that? I have a mini torch, and saw a video of using some silver solder to do it along with flux paste. Should I do it that way or is there an easier way? I bought a rock tumbler with stainless steel shot to polish it up and toughen up the metal as well, but haven't gotten to use it yet, due to me waiting to get the SS shot until friday. OP, good work! Very tedious work and takes a lot of patience... I like them! Thanks, and if any mods want to make this it's own thread, feel free? I really didn't know where to post this question. And btw I'm not new, I had to make a new account due to me erasing my old email and not remembering this password, so I couldn't reset it. Thanks! My old user name was stacker88 Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 12:27 am Silver solder is the best way to go I would use semi hard wire or maybe even hard. Only use a minimal amount of flux and put it only where you want the solder to stick. be careful on small items you can get pretty close to the melting point of the silver very fast. I melted more then a couple of dimes before I got the technique down. might want to practice on some silver wire first. Report this Post to the Staff
MercuryDawg1 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 01:25 am thanks nohope, I was gonna just try that silver solder. but I'm soldering some 9mm bullets I made in delft clay and attaching some bails. It looks kind of tricky. I've also heard of using glue, but that doesn't seem that sturdy, because after I attach the bail I'm gonna throw it in a lortone rock tumbler for a few hours in some stainless steel shot for a nice finnish, and it seems that if you glue on a bail, it'd come off easy. I saw a roll of silver solder at the hobby store for $12 or something and saw a cool tip of flatening the solder and only pinching off a bit of what you need. Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 01:56 am I taught myself how to solder. its not that hard and you learn quickly only use the a minimal amount of solder and less flux Edited by nohope587 04/08/2015 01:56 am Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 01:58 am Chute72 I am familiar with the board I just have never tried it maybe now would be a good time to experiment where not many people can hear my screams :-) Edited by nohope587 04/08/2015 02:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 6:51 pm Nohope, no fear. The board is your friend. It also is a convenient backing for the drilled piercings. This will speed things up a bit, and your only screams will be screams of joy. MercuryDawg1, for more complicated projects you should know that the silver brazing compound (often called silver solder) comes in soft, medium and hard. This is a reference to melting temperature. So if you start adding several pieces, use the higher melting temp first, and the second brazing will not melt the first bond. And because the brazing compound is designed to "wet", it can rapidly flow over other surfaces. I've painted surfaces I wanted to protect with a paste made of water and powdered yellow ochre. Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1660 Posts	Posted 04/08/2015 9:13 pm Great talent and skill! Report this Post to the Staff
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