Hello! (and a question!)

**Jayne** · 30-03-2010, 08:32 AM

Not yet, Peter. Thanks, I'll try that.
J x

**Di Sandland** · 30-03-2010, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Jayne

ah, now I've tried this but had muchos trouble keeping the little beggars stable for drilling. Masking tape no good, vice tight enough to hold them but dents the sides. OH reckons I should solder them together in a strip, drill them in a channel & then saw them apart afterwards but it sounds like a terrible faff. How do you do yours, Di?
J x

I stuck em down with a thick pad of blue tack

**Jayne** · 30-03-2010, 09:28 AM

I'll have a go at that too - ta

J x

**ruth3007** · 30-03-2010, 10:32 AM

Hi everyone!

Thanks for all the ideas, will try some of them out and hopefully put some nice pictures of the results up soon!

Ruth x

**Cathy at the Beach** · 30-03-2010, 03:41 PM

Hi Ruth....feel funny welcoming you to this forum as I just arrived too!!

I use my little scraps in new pieces. I solder various shapes of scrap to silver sheet and form pieces for bracelet links etc. After soldering them securing onto the piece- I use a pumice wheel on my dremel to smooth them and make sure there are no catchy parts. Often I will add a bezel set cab with them.They look organic- kinda neat. I also melt bits of silver onto copper. It fuses together and creates neat little rivelets of silver- looks a lot like reticulated silver.
I have some scottish blood. So I waste nothing. LOL