Not hieroglyphics! just a quick way to tell silver solder types apart.

[Bigwol]

Not my idea, I think it was from one of Tim McCreight's many books,

To quickly identify your silver solder, make a different shaped bend in each one.

Mine has one bend (L Shape) for Extra Easy, two bends (U Shape) for Easy, three bends (square) for Medium, which just leaves Hard which is wider than the rest (6mm) and Enamelling which is thin and nearly square section anyway (1 mm x 1.5 mm)

This picture explains it better

[ben b]

good idea!

of course if your rolling your solder out, to make it thinner and easier to cut and work with, the origional shape of the strip becomes different, and can no longer be used as a reference.

I use quite an advanced technique, of purchasing a metal 'writing on' scribe from cooksons (or a hardware shop) and then writing easy or hard or enam. on the strips...lol.

Then, i go really overboard..and have plastic draws with dividers, on which i write easy med and hard etc...

[mizgeorge]

I do the same thing Dave (also after reading Tim's book), but am now struggling about how to add three grades of argentium solder into the mix!

[bustagasket]

very kool!!! thank you

[MuranoSilver]

I just use a 4 big sharpie pens and colour them different colours

[caroleallen]

Cooksons solder always comes with masking tape holding it together. I always cut it in two leaving the masking tape on and write with a permanent marker on the masking tape.

[Dano]

I do the same thing Dave (also after reading Tim's book), but am now struggling about how to add three grades of argentium solder into the mix!

put an extra bend on the end in the opposite direction to the other ones to indicate argentium =D