Hi Nancy, for fine silver you intend 999 silver? And for sterling silver 925, right? What is best to use for soldering silver pieces? 925 wire or 999 wire? Thanks
@kayzen76 Hi again Kayzen, Yes, .999 for fine silver, .925 for sterling. For soldering, you need a material called solder (pronounced "sodder"). The solder is usually an alloy of silver, copper and zinc. If you try to use .999 or .925 wire you will probably melt the piece you are working on. Solder comes in IT, Hard, Medium, Easy and Extra Easy. The differences are the amount of copper and zinc added. Extra Easy has less silver and has a yellowish cast, IT more silver. Ran out of room here!
@nancylthamilton Thank you Nancy! I understand now why I can't solder my pieces using a 925 silver wire... I really appreciate your videos, keep posting please. Ciao e grazie :)
Hi Nancy, for fine silver you intend 999 silver? And for sterling silver 925, right? What is best to use for soldering silver pieces? 925 wire or 999 wire? Thanks
kayzen76 3 weeks ago
@kayzen76 Hi again Kayzen, Yes, .999 for fine silver, .925 for sterling. For soldering, you need a material called solder (pronounced "sodder"). The solder is usually an alloy of silver, copper and zinc. If you try to use .999 or .925 wire you will probably melt the piece you are working on. Solder comes in IT, Hard, Medium, Easy and Extra Easy. The differences are the amount of copper and zinc added. Extra Easy has less silver and has a yellowish cast, IT more silver. Ran out of room here!
nancylthamilton 2 weeks ago
@nancylthamilton Thank you Nancy! I understand now why I can't solder my pieces using a 925 silver wire... I really appreciate your videos, keep posting please. Ciao e grazie :)
kayzen76 2 weeks ago
Another great tip, Thank you
Cuttlebone1 1 year ago
WOW! I really need to get myself a torch! Great tip! Thank you!!! ♥♥♥
digupstuff 1 year ago