Tix solder and possible skin reactions.
My wife has a much loved pair of earrings on which the post of one has broken off. Replacing normally would be no problem, but the design is the problem. The post is soldered to a small flat area just adjacent to and a part of a lattice of silver which has tiny semi precious stones embedded in it. I am sure the heat involved to silver solder would ruin the structure. I can’t see how to heat protect the lattice in any way. Thus I thought of TIX solder that I use for clock repairs. I can’t find any definitive advice on its allergy risk. Other alternative is to drill out the base of the post inserting a wire and epoxy resin glue the back of this new post. This wouldn’t be seen as there is a gap between the post plate and the lattice...like a pocket. Advice please.
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Tix solder and possible skin reactions.
Right! Now I have seen the earring! In fact the post isn’t broken in either earring, but the posts have been bent repeatedly to get it to unlatch! I have had to re bend and straighten these posts so often over the years to give them sufficient contact with the other half of the earring so it can latch that now the receiving hole is worn so the earring post won’t latch. My idea is now to fix a longer post so that it will extend through the other half of the earring and out the other side! Then a normal butterfly can be used.
The metal is 925 silver.
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