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How to Solder SilverSoldering is the process of joining 2 metal components through the addition ofa filler metal. It has numerous applications, including joining copper plumbingpipe, affixing electrical components to circuit boards, and joining pieces ofsilver jewelry together. Each of these types of soldering involves a differentlevel of heat and a different set of tools. Follow the steps below to learn how tosolder silver for jewelry making applications.

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Prepare your work surface for soldering. As a work surface, you will need asoldering brick; these can be purchased at craft stores or jewelry supply stores,

and look much like a building brick. You can also use a kiln brick or a regular buildingbrick, although a building brick will degrade over time due to the high heat.

Cut your solder into tiny chips. For soldering silver jewelry, you must use silversolder. It can be purchased from jewelry supply stores or craft stores, and comes in

a long, thin wire. Cut off a tiny chip of the solder using wire cutters for each joint youneed to solder.

Position your silver components to be joined. Lay the 2 components next toeach other on the soldering brick. Position them exactly as you want them to be

joined, noting that they must be physically touching to be joined properly.

Apply flux to the joint. You must use borax flux when soldering silver; this productcan also be purchased from a jewelry supply store. Mix some of the borax flux with

a few drops of water in a jar until it has the consistency of a thin paste. Use a smallpaintbrush to apply the flux paste onto the joint, being careful to apply it only where youneed the solder to go. When heated, the solder will flow wherever the flux is applied.

Position the solder onto the joint. Use a pair of tweezers to pick up a solder chipand gently place it directly onto the joint between the 2 silver components.

Heat the solder until it melts. Light your butane torch and adjust the heat to its

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highest setting. Begin by holding the torch about 4 inches (10 cm) away from the joint,moving it constantly in small circles to ensure even heating of all components. Slowlymove the flame closer to the joint, focusing it on the solder. When the solder reaches itsmelting point, it will quickly melt and be pulled onto the fluxed areas of the silver. If youneed to reposition any of the components during this process, you can do so with a pairof tweezers.

Clean your silver jewelry in a pickle bath. "Pickle" is a dried compound that canbe purchased from jewelry supply stores. When dissolved in water, it creates an

acid bath used to clean the jewelry after soldering. Dissolve a pinch of the pickle into ajar of water, and lower the jewelry into the bath by stringing a small length of copper wirethrough it. Never lower anything made from steel into the pickle, as it will react with theacid. The pickle bath can be corrosive at a high concentration, so be careful not to let itcontact your skin.

Rinse the jewelry off. After soaking the jewelry briefly in the acid bath, rinse it offwith water and then pat it dry with a clean cloth.

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