Hi Everyone, I became a member of the group a while ago and I have been playing with the filigree and soldering. I have been using a hand held, Micro trouch....
I am a beginner with filigree and after spending many hours trying to get all of my coils and pieces the right size, and getting them perfectly arranged on my ...
liquid flux is definitely the way to go....just make sure you use enough of it. get one of the little bottles with a needle like tip (you can also make one out...
the torch I used in the book was actually a 17 year old torch I bought at a hardware store somewhere...the brand, Turner, was bought out by bernzomatic. My...
Jeanne, Thanks so much for the encouragement. I think I will take the melted wire off my piece and try to proceed. Try try again.... i don't know what you call...
you might want to try Rio Grande's Solderite pads...they are made of a white material....I used to use those exclusively, though while living in Norway, they...
Jeanne, In your book you mention making a bezel setting with gallery wire and regular wire for a faceted stone. Can you give me any more information on how to...
you take a flat strip of gallery bezel, aproximately as long as you need...make it as flat as you can..... then take a strip of flat wire (or you can even use...
Hi Jeanne, Got the new torch the other day, have not had a chance to play with it yet. Have some orders that I need to work on before I can play. I was at...
I like the earrings... I think that style is coming up and becoming modern again.... I forgot to post a message, but I put a couple of necklaces with traces of...
Hi all! I've been kind of quiet for a while, dealing with some health issues this last year or so, but now that things are getting more normal(not that my life...
I think a second book with more advanced techniques would be great! I would buy it and I would use it. We all strive to further our own abilities this ...
Hi Jeanne! :) Before (maybe) 2 months I started to collect everything I need for making filigree jewellery. Now when I have some spare time to make some of the...
I notice you never mentioned flux, are you using flux? The solder won't work without it. My own problems with filigree are mostly about design and becoming...
to be honest with you, I rarely clean my silver when I'm soldering....I know, bad habit! My first thought though, was 'what are you soldering on' and yes, it...
Layout is always hard...it's the thing that is hardest to teach someone else, because a lot of it is intuitive. What 'looks right' to the eyes/mind. As to it...
Good point about the torches. I have both. I don’t care for the pencil torch. It takes forever to heat and tends to melt the wire before the solder. My micro...
NOt sure what to tell you without seeing you solder ....the Creme brule type should be enough, but maybe you should see if it's turned up as far as it goes?...
The torch is a MicroTorch Roburn MT-770 it is only a little bit adjustable but it does a good job with the solder. I use Rio’s Mi T Flux. It is a neon ...
Hello, I am a beginner, I have found that the paste solder works best and I have a professional torch with butane gas. My first 2 pieces was ok. I just need to...
Hello, I am a new person that is very new to filigree. I did this 2 pieces this week. My first 2 pieces. I have posted it to this site in pictures. For all you...
I use Aquiflux (for all type of jewelers' metal). It's a liquid flux. So I don't think I'm wrong in that. I'll try to solder on firing brick. My butane torch...
Puuuh... I am spending some time at the area where I as a 16year old girl learnt to make filigree. We have NO internet, and an old tv with ONE channel and a...
If your solder has gotten oxidized, cleaning with soap and water most likely won't fix it, you probably need to take a scotchbrite pad to it and scrub. That...
OK girls. :) I got a charcoal block and I tried again and I was so thrilled when I saw that my solder melts into the ball.... and after that...... into...
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