First time working with gold

[Snorkmaiden]

A solder panel is a bit of an investment in itself. I didn't want much so I bought a tiny bit of gold wire solder, hammered it flat and cut bits (technical term) off as I needed it.

[lina]

hi Lina

Yes, and also depends on the carat level.
The main thing I noticed is that white has a tendency to collapse if you aren't careful with soldering and also needs a higher temperature for casting.

Hi Enigma,

thanks for the answer. I did not know about that before... so it is definitely better to start not with white gold. With which one do you suggest to start?

[enigma]

Yellow is probably the easiest if only because red gold solder never matches so all your joins have to be very tight not to show a solder line.

[lina]

Thank you, enigma!

Did you try to work with green gold? Is it right that green gold is an alloy of silver and gold?

[enigma]

Hi Lina

Its not something Ive ever worked with Im afraid.

[lina]

Hi enigma,

Anyway, thank you for your help!