@carolynkkim Good question! Jeweler's pickle is a mild acid solution. You place your dirty jewelry in it, and it eats away all the soldering and flux residue. You can purchase it at any jewelry supply company.
@carolynkkim I'd usually ignore pickling and go to 4.30 in the video as the bezel will be blackened again when its soldered to the base. These are the best Jewellery Making Videos i've ever seen, nevermind the Fact that she's Gorgeous
@carolynkkim I'd usually ignore pickling and go to 4.30 in the video as the bezel will be blackened again when its soldered to the base. These are the best Jewellery Making Videos i've ever seen, nevermind the Fact that she's Gorgeous. ( possibly Nitric Acid diluted with 10 parts water )
@carolynkkim Just like Wonbadood said, Pickle is a mild acid used by jewelers to clean metal. You can purchase it form jewelry supply companies. There are also milder alternatives you can use. Head over to our site (on our profile page), look in the Reference section, and find the downloadable article: 12 Greener Chemicals for Your Studio. That should help you out. G'luck!
Ah, didn't know you could file down the solder. I usually put the bezel into some hard putty and stick it to a small block of wood so while grinding it won't deform, while the block also makes an even grind.
This was a good vid, they hade good camera setup, I would have hammered it on a ring mandrel, that would have taken out all the dints in steed of rolling it while its on the stone, her technique takes longer and file and sand the bezel while it on the ring anvil, I also solder my solder on the inside, I like the bezels perfect on the outside, (No Stain Or Mark what so ever) but hay if it works for you cool, the task is to complete the goal not too get raped up by the obstacles. 1axvn
Excellent tutorial with very helpful info and crystal clear. Thanks much for the video. I look forward to others. :)
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I'm new to this technique --- what is the "pickle"? Thank you for making this video.
carolynkkim 1 year ago
@carolynkkim Good question! Jeweler's pickle is a mild acid solution. You place your dirty jewelry in it, and it eats away all the soldering and flux residue. You can purchase it at any jewelry supply company.
artjewelrymag 1 year ago
@carolynkkim I'd usually ignore pickling and go to 4.30 in the video as the bezel will be blackened again when its soldered to the base. These are the best Jewellery Making Videos i've ever seen, nevermind the Fact that she's Gorgeous
wonbadood 11 months ago
@carolynkkim I'd usually ignore pickling and go to 4.30 in the video as the bezel will be blackened again when its soldered to the base. These are the best Jewellery Making Videos i've ever seen, nevermind the Fact that she's Gorgeous. ( possibly Nitric Acid diluted with 10 parts water )
wonbadood 11 months ago
@carolynkkim Just like Wonbadood said, Pickle is a mild acid used by jewelers to clean metal. You can purchase it form jewelry supply companies. There are also milder alternatives you can use. Head over to our site (on our profile page), look in the Reference section, and find the downloadable article: 12 Greener Chemicals for Your Studio. That should help you out. G'luck!
artjewelrymag 11 months ago
Nice job
toolsalot 1 year ago
Hi - what number (size) file is that? thanks for a great series of vids.
puppydood 2 years ago
You're very welcome. Glad you liked them.
I think I used a 6- or 8-in half round file with a 4- or 6-cut surface.
I like a fairly fine file for this type of work.
artjewelrymag 2 years ago
Ah, didn't know you could file down the solder. I usually put the bezel into some hard putty and stick it to a small block of wood so while grinding it won't deform, while the block also makes an even grind.
uxtalzon 3 years ago
Yep, solder is just an alloy that melts at a lower temperature than whatever you're joining. You can file, sand, and saw it just like silver or gold.
The putty and block idea sounds like a great way to avoid bends or kinks. Thanks for sharing!
artjewelrymag 3 years ago
uxtalzon, check out the jewelry vid's on my channel, you may get something out of them.
1axvn
1axvn 3 years ago
This was a good vid, they hade good camera setup, I would have hammered it on a ring mandrel, that would have taken out all the dints in steed of rolling it while its on the stone, her technique takes longer and file and sand the bezel while it on the ring anvil, I also solder my solder on the inside, I like the bezels perfect on the outside, (No Stain Or Mark what so ever) but hay if it works for you cool, the task is to complete the goal not too get raped up by the obstacles. 1axvn
1axvn 3 years ago
That's a good point 1axvn. There are so many ways to do the same technique. If something works for you, by all means keep it up!
I like using a ring mandrel too - that certainly speeds up the process.
artjewelrymag 3 years ago