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soldering gun/iron recommendations?
Hi all,
I'm thinking of purchasing a soldering tool for some of my silver wire work. Any recommendations? I've spent a little time on google groups but didn't find too much specific to jewelry or silver craft. Any info y'all have on brands, prices, retailers, etc would be great! tgif : ) Jennifer |
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:11:57 -0500, Jennifer Moore
wrote: Hi all, I'm thinking of purchasing a soldering tool for some of my silver wire work. Any recommendations? I've spent a little time on google groups but didn't find too much specific to jewelry or silver craft. Any info y'all have on brands, prices, retailers, etc would be great! Silver solder melts at too high a temperature for a solder iron to be useful. You might look at a Blazer mini torch. They run on butane (the gas used to fill lighters). They are inexpensive. They are easy to control when making small pieces (as with wire). For larger items, you will require something bigger. Like the plumbers torch you can get at any hardware store, Home Depot, etc. They also will sell the gas tank refills. They are very inexpensive. Barbara Dream Master www.dreamweaverstudio.com Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~~ Albert Camus |
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 15:42:11 -0800, vj wrote:
okay - now i'm confused again. [no surprise there] i have a soldering pencil and silver braze solid wire and flux. shouldn't i be able to solder jumprings closed and solder two pieces of ss wire together with these? Is the soldering pencil the type that is filled with butane? If so, no problem. It puts out a much higher heat than any soldering iron can. Barbara Dream Master www.dreamweaverstudio.com Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~~ Albert Camus |
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:22:55 -0800, vj wrote:
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Barbara Otterson ] Is the soldering pencil the type that is filled with ]butane? no - i'm trying to avoid open flames. Sorry, unless you are planning to buy a Sparkie welder, you will not be able to silver solder without an open flame. No solder iron will reach the necessary temperature. You can solder with Tix, or some other low-temp solder. But any solder of this type will discolor over time. And not that long a period of time........... Barbara Dream Master www.dreamweaverstudio.com Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~~ Albert Camus |
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you will not be able to silver solder without an open flame.
My dad had a solder pencil and he used it to solder sterling silver rings closed all the time. It didn't have an open flame. I have a modern version of his, and it doesn't have a flame either. Carol in SLC My latest creation (11/12): http://members.aol.com/CarolinSLC/rock.jpg |
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On 23 Nov 2003 03:35:08 GMT, ospam (Carol in SLC)
wrote: you will not be able to silver solder without an open flame. My dad had a solder pencil and he used it to solder sterling silver rings closed all the time. It didn't have an open flame. I have a modern version of his, and it doesn't have a flame either. What is the heat source? What type of solder did he use? Maybe I'm thinking of a different tool. The only one I know of uses butane. Barbara Dream Master www.dreamweaverstudio.com Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~~ Albert Camus |
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What is the heat source?
The end of the "pencil" is the heat source. It's electical, and the concept is kinda like a curling iron. The tip gets hot enough to melt the silver solder. Carol in SLC My latest creation (11/12): http://members.aol.com/CarolinSLC/rock.jpg |
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Barbara -- the kind Carol is talking about is the only kind I have seen (or
used). It is electrical. Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows |
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On 24 Nov 2003 01:46:43 GMT, uybeads (BeckiBead)
wrote: Barbara -- the kind Carol is talking about is the only kind I have seen (or used). It is electrical. Becki There is also a type of (cheap) mini-torch that is sometimes called a pencil torch. They can be filled with butane lighter fluid. They don't hold much and don't last long. The last time I saw one it was on a rack of odds and ends tools at a car wash in CA. Barbara Dream Master www.dreamweaverstudio.com Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ~~ Albert Camus |
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I haven't purchased this yet, but one of the jewelry artists on another list I
subscribe to recommends the micro torch and paste solder sold at www.solder-it.com. Mary Lind |
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