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  • Re: Beginner needs help with tools

    Normal 0 21 Hi Jennifer, you have all you need for basic soldering. As A pickle I prefer the really harmless pickle from 10% Alum-salt + 90% water, working temperature about 50 degree Celsius. You can solder solder copper with silver solder also. The disadvantage is, that the solder seam looks silver...
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by emailkunst on 11-19-2009
  • Re: Pet safety: butane torch soldering fumes

    Normal 0 21 Most birds are very sensitive to carbon monoxide. Therefore, the miners still took until the 50's of the 20th century, one or more birds in the coal mines. When the bird fell dead, it was high time for the miners to leave the mine. Carbon monoxide, however, should not arise on the proper...
    Posted to General metalsmithing (Forum) by emailkunst on 11-13-2009
  • Re: Meco Midget torch w/ natural gas?

    Hi Judie, I am so sorry- I meant no gas tanks. Yes,an oxygen tank in your home will still be needed. There is no difference here. The objective is to remove the gas out of the house for home owner insurance and for a higher level of safety. I called the company today and they said that at times when...
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by kaysjewels on 10-30-2009
  • Re: Soldering Larger Brass Jewelry

    Hi, The shown torch is deffinitiv too small. By using this you not getting enough heat. Is there in the U.S. similar burner as shown here? The 300-ml gas cartridge should not be dangerous in an apartment. edmund www.emailkunst.de
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by emailkunst on 10-30-2009
  • Meco Midget torch w/ natural gas?

    Hello, I'm trying to set up a new Meco Midget torch to city gas. I've got the natural gas connected and it will light, but the flame keeps going out. My idea was to use natural gas with compressed air...somewhere I read that was possible with this torch. When I do manage to get the pure natural...
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by Grisby on 10-29-2009
  • Re: Soldering Larger Brass Jewelry

    Thank you for directing me to that page. I have a better understanding of why my piece isn't heating properly. Because of safety issues, at the moment I'm not able to bring a propane tank into my home. But I will try adjusting the flame with the larger butane torch I have. Here's a pic of...
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by kaysjewels on 10-29-2009
  • Re: Soldering Larger Brass Jewelry

    Hello Kat, if you clean the soldering area well as you wrote and the solder don’t flow yet, the problem is, that your flame or torch is to small and you get not enough heat. Thereby it is regardless wheter you use silver or brass-solder with flux or whether you use a soldering paste which include the...
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by emailkunst on 10-29-2009
  • Re: Soldering copper

    Hello, if you want to solder jump rings, it is easier to work with soldering paste instead of soldering paillons. Soldering paste is much easier to dose I recommend low or medium melting paste. The paste include the flux, so that you need no flux. Use only a pinhead small amount of the paste. The seam...
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by emailkunst on 10-20-2009
  • Glueign irregular gemstone to a bezel. Help Please!

    Hi, my first poject soldering was to bezel an irregular gemstone. Though it was challenging, it was a great experience. When we were setting the stone, the teacher added a drop of glue to make sure some irregularities were tight. He didn't give me the type of glue or brand. can anyone recomend one...
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by Starter on 09-02-2009
  • Re: Sea glass and soldering question

    I appreciated the humour! We use the same term here for a small amount. Well, it worked! I didn't suspend the piece in water, I just took the chance. So far, I have 4 of the 5 soldered and the 5th one is proving to be difficult! I'm about to pickle the piece, clean it up and give it another go...
    Posted to Soldering (Forum) by Maille_Fantasy on 08-21-2009
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