https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/soldering-questions/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:48:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/soldering-questions/#comment-115757 Fri, 06 Jun 2014 10:48:23 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=33720#comment-115757 Hi there
I wouldn’t recommend using 9ct solder on any piece that isn’t 9ct. If this is used on a higher carat piece you will have a visible seam.

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/soldering-questions/#comment-113983 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:13:53 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=33720#comment-113983 Gold solder comes in hard, medium and easy, and also according to karat and color. So, if you are working in 14k white and yellow gold, you need at least one solder in each color. If you are working with different karats of gold, you need solder in each color. The workability and color of each solder is different, so I don’t advise mixing 14k solder with an 18k bezel – you will have a visible seam that is more stiff than the surrounding bezel. I recommend taking a class or watching YouTube. Also check out an Alan Revere or Tim McCreight book.

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/soldering-questions/#comment-113874 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:25:35 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=33720#comment-113874 I keep making have not started selling yet. Hoping to have a website or go back to eBay, which i did many years ago with success. I have all the equipment to solder have just closed rings etc to secure. I would love a class in Florida I’m in Brooksville the geographic center of the state it would be worth a trip to do it a class in a day?

]]> https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/soldering-questions/#comment-113852 Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:34:29 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=33720#comment-113852 Because of the high price of gold you may not want to experiment with these really expensive materials. A class might be extremely helpful to you. William Holland School in Young Harris, GA offers classes in gold and silversmithing.

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