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<\/p>\nSoldering involves permanently joining two pieces of metal together using heat. When soldering pieces of jewellery, or anything at all, it\u2019s important to handle the components with care to avoid causing damage to yourself, and to your surroundings.<\/p>\n
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But what\u2019s the best way to handle materials when soldering?<\/p>\n
Reverse action tweezers, otherwise known as soldering tweezers or self-locking tweezers, are designed to act as a \u201cthird hand\u201d when soldering fiddly pieces. As one of the most popular soldering tools on the market, find out more about soldering tweezers and the best ways to use them below.<\/p>\n
Tweezers are a handy tool used frequently by all jewellers to reduce contact with harsh chemicals, solutions and protect against potential damage to the skin. In particular, reverse action tweezers are ideal for holding small parts when soldering your jewellery designs. Built with a spring-action design that you squeeze to open and release to close, making it easier to hold pieces in place as you work. It makes holding objects while soldering completely effortless. All you need to do is clamp them into your desk and you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n
When soldering materials, using a pair of self-locking tweezers can allow you to work accurately on intricate and delicate jewellery projects. Soldering reverse action tweezers are the same as the standard version, but with insulated grips that are specifically designed to protect your fingertips from the heat when soldering. What\u2019s more is that reverse action tweezers have slim tips with serrated jaws, giving you ultimate precision and control, which is ideal when dealing with more intricate jewellery designs. You can hold a range of items, from small jump rings to larger wedding rings. They can also be bought and reshaped if necessary \u2013 with a half inch right angle bend at the end, and then filed to create serrated edges.<\/p>\n
Working on a design that needs both of your hands to bring it to life? If your piece is a little fiddly and requires more attention, you can attach your reverse tweezers to a third hand base<\/a>. Designed to secure your tweezers as you solder, a third hand base is adaptable and can be manoeuvred at all angles to suit your needs.<\/p>\n Pick up your reverse action tweezers for soldering today \u2013 available with both straight and curved tips.<\/p>\n NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0These tweezers are not for use with the pickle bath, as the steel metal will contaminate the solution and cause your pieces to be copper plated. Instead, you should use plastic<\/a>, brass<\/a> or copper tweezers<\/a> to avoid contamination.<\/p>\n When \u2018at rest\u2019, self-locking tweezers are closed, and they open when pressure is applied, but which tip is best for your jewellery making needs? We\u2019ve outlined the basics of both straight and curved tip soldering tweezers below.<\/p>\nSoldering tweezers: Straight tip vs curved tip<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Straight tip reverse action tweezers<\/strong><\/h3>\n