Silver Soldering for Everyone

[Rustkolector]

Hi,
For those hesitant to do much hard silver soldering (brazing) there is a magazine currently in the Barnes & Noble craft magazine section entitled "Everyone's Guide to How to Solder Jewelry" $14.99. I spent an hour reading it and found a lot of good information even though I have done a fair amount of silver brazing. I almost bought it. The magazine covers techniques, tools, torches, fluxes, solders, pickles, and lot's of good advice. It didn't cover boiler making, but don't let the title mislead you. Hard silver soldering jewelry is a lot more difficult than most of the silver soldering we do in this hobby. Spend an hour, and learn a lot, or spend $14.99 for a pretty good reference.

Jeff

[derekwarner]

Jeff....the UK based cupalloys.co.uk    also provide on line tutorials in/on the art silver soldering  .......good viewing & a good learning experience ...... .....Derek

[Stuart]

Derek

the addy is http://www.cupalloys.co.uk

for the tutorials

http://www.cupalloys.co.uk/best_practice/


Stuart

[derekwarner]

Thanks Stuart........they are good people to deal with.......
Even from 22,000 km away I have managed to speak personally with the principal of CupAlloys UK......Mr Keith Hale
Technically brilliant 
Commercially questionable 
Not an opinion, I have the commercial evidence & $ credit as acknowledged and provided by Mr Hale
Derek

[tel]

Keith is a member over on MECH btw.

[Jasonb]

I think Keith has recently retired from Cup but  does often post on ME forum on soldering related topics

[Jim Nic]

I spoke to Keith at the Midlands show last week and he was still in full CuP Alloys dress uniform. 
He gave me some guidance on a particular silver soldering task I was facing which worked just as he said it would. 
If he has indeed retired he will be a hard act to follow as he gave his advice freely and I have picked up some good pointers from his postings.

Jim