Soldering & Welding
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Soldering & Welding
How To Solder Silver To Copper
Read PostDo you work primarily with copper sheet? If copper is the metal of choice for your jewellery designs, and you’re searching for a new approach, why not incorporate silver? Bringing together copper and silver sheet can make your design stand out, with contrasting colours and textures that will set you apart from other designers. Here’s […]
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Soldering & Welding
Getting To Grips With Laser Welding
Read PostLaser welding has become an increasingly popular technique in jewellery making due to its many advantages over traditional welding methods. In this blog post, we’ll explore the benefits of laser welding for jewellery making and why it’s becoming a go-to choice for jewellery manufacturers. What could I use laser welding equipment for? What are the […]
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Soldering & Welding
A Guide to Strip Soldering
Read PostStrip soldering, or stick feed soldering, is a great technique for pieces which require either a large amount of solder or a lengthy solder join. It can also be useful in areas that pallions of solder would be otherwise difficult to position. It involves a direct feed of solder which is drawn along a seam […]
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Soldering & Welding
A Guide to Simple Soldering
Read PostBy Jo Varney There are many different ways to solder two pieces of metal together, and in time you will undoubtedly develop your own preferred method. However, there are some basic rules which should always be adhered to – to demonstrate, here I will take you through a very simple way to solder a band […]
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Soldering & Welding
How to Solder Silver
Read PostWhether you’re dreaming up delicate jewellery or piecing together bold metal designs, silver soldering is a game-changing skill every maker should have in their toolbox. It might sound technical, but once you get the hang of it, the creative possibilities are endless. What is silver solder used for? Silver soldering is all about permanently joining […]
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Soldering & Welding
How To Use A TIG Welder
Read PostTungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding process enables a wide variety of welding processes to be carried out easily and reproducibly. It enables you to weld noticeably better and faster, freeing up more time for you to be able to dedicate to creative design ideas. Here’s how investing and using a TIG welder could help improve […]