Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:13 pm Posts: 5077 Location: Australia
Yes thanks Carrie, I noticed that it was all gold front up.
I guess what I'm getting at is, say you had a really involved piece and you had to make joins over a flat area and both sides were visible and you didn't want a visible scar line, how would you go about it? Just wondering if it was possible for some fancy footwork with solder?
Guess you might have to camouflage the join one side with another strip of the same metal and make it part of the features.
Joined: Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:08 am Posts: 832 Location: Nashville, TN
Decorative camouflage would be a possible solution. You do have two metal colors you are dealing with and cannot use two colors of solder in the same joint (or at least I don't think so). The medium silver has worked best for me. It has a slight tint to it. Create a very tightly fitting joint and that will help it mostly disappear. I have not tried it but you might be able to burnish some of the gold to help blend over a silver solder joint. A textured surface might help a joint area be less visible as well.
Experimentation is the best route to take. This is a material that requires some strategic thinking to plan for solder joints and heating. This very kind of challenge, a joint visible from both sides, may lead to an unexpected and very decorative solution.
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:13 pm Posts: 5077 Location: Australia
You'd better get experimenting then
Thanks Carrie, I'd forgotten about the softer the more yellow, tho I wouldn't go the Easy route, cause to many issues further down the track for an unsuspecting jeweller doing repairs.
Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:12 am Posts: 484 Location: Chiang Rai Thailand
Hi Mehoose,
I am not sure if this was answered or not as there were more post that I wanted to read but the simple answer to the question of which solder to use in soldering silver to gold would be silver. It will not show as it is the same color of the silver. Gold solder should not be tried on silver as the rule is that the solder must be a lower melting temp than the metal. Silver has a lower melting temp than gold. Best regards, Lee
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