I spoke with the local jewellery wholesaler and they recommended the primus
torch with a ultrapinpoint for soldering in 9ct gold.
I'll be purchasing in the next couple of months and testing in both silver
and gold.
The jeweller who was providing the information indicated that I'd be better
learning to solder in silver, and then moving to gold.
His reasoning was the disparity in costs, but more importantly that silver
is less forgiving, and therefore harder. Basically if I can solder silver,
I'll have few problems in gold. - IS THIS CORRECT?

Also,
how many people here do their own designs, as opposed to copying others
designs? I have always had a mental block to "creating" things, .. does
anyone have any ideas for developing creativity?

Thanks,
Des
"Des Bromilow" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm starting out and need to buy a torch for general metal work (I'm
considering a primus Propane torch with swappable tips)
Ideally I'd like to be able to use the torch for soldering and work in
basic
jewellery as well as my own engineering tasks like annealing and
tempering.
I've seen the discussion here concerning oxy/acet, and mouth blown etc,
but
wondering if a simple propane only torch (uses ambient air drawn in the
the
oxygen flow) is even worth considering for the purposes of soldering,
annealing and maybe some casting. (my work would be in 9ct gold primarily)
I would be changing the tips to suit the work (ultra pin point for
soldering, medium for annealing and casting) and using a 9lb refillable
bottle for my fuel source.

thoughts?

thanks,
Des
Brisbane
Oz