How To Solder Copper Wire Jewellery
Place the 14kt gold wire pieces on a soldering board about 1 inch apart.
How to solder copper wire jewellery. No problems soldering a copper ring but trying to solder a thick 5mm round wire bangle has become a nightmare. Copper wire is one of the most common components in soldering. I Love Copper Solder.
This e-booklet makes soldering easy for everyone. Continue melting the solder until theres a thin layer of solder. Make sure you follow the instructions on the specific iron for temperature settings and proper usage.
Both of these copper bracelets were tumble polished for about 25 hours. Use the Right Torch the Right Way Pencil torches just dont produce enough heat to make a quick job of soldering copper. To see how your chosen solder works on different thicknesses of metal I suggest cutting out 1 squares of 18 20 22 and 24 gauge copper sheet.
Wipe the tip on a wet sponge as most people do. In the pickle to clean dirty pickle 5. Copper hearts just out of the pickle ready for soldering.
If you are going to use a butane torch try getting one of the larger torches and having as big a flame on your torch as you can get. Cut the 14kt gold wire using wire cutters. Place the jewelry in pickle add a piece of steel let the copper plate the solder joins remove the jewelry and steel from the pickle.
Experiment with your Solder. 3The first four soldered together. Cleanliness is a must for good solder joints.