Never used this before, but have been requested to make some earrings using the above for the posts as the person has a skin allergy. Any soldering problems or anything else I should be aware of please?
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Never used this before, but have been requested to make some earrings using the above for the posts as the person has a skin allergy. Any soldering problems or anything else I should be aware of please?
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Not an easy road. You can get medical quality stainless steel wire from Smiths, although you might have to phone them for advice.
https://www.kcsmith.co.uk/productsearch?q=medical+wire,
and use it for making ear wires, but you cant really have a soldered post, or metal scroll, for fear of a reaction where it contacts skin, close to the vulnerable piercing.
If you are in an experimental mood, you might try using Argentium silver and Argentium solder, Which fits the bill for many.
https://www.ganoksin.com/article/arg...-road-testing/ Dennis.
I find argentium super duper for my allergy prone skin.
Thanks for the Smiths link Dennis, most useful.
Jules
Smiths do wire in many sizes of rods too, which is very useful if you are making brooch pins.
Straightening wire from reels is just another thing to tease you. Dennis.
If I wanted to make my own surgical steel earwires I assume I get the soft wire, shape and hammer, so its work hardened?
Ahh, teasing me now, eh! haha
Jules
They also do smaller packs of straight wire. I bought some on your recommendation. I seem to remember that the delivery was relatively expensive but the up side is that the wire does not need to be straightened. :-)
https://www.kcsmith.co.uk/product/08...-r600h00800l30
You might have to, to get off glaze due to flux, or brighten the silver part. The stainless steel will go dark grey, but is easily repolished. Dennis
My concern is that I have got some surgical steel discs and posts, but will they silver solder onto silver successfully.?
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