How to solder copper jewelry

Hello everyone! Yesterday I made a post about how to apply an ammonia patina to copper. In that post I mentioned a borax patina that can be done quickly and easily, so I decided to write up this little how-to :) I love this method because it's fast and easy and produces some lovely colors, like the ones in my Copper Heart Earrings. If you like instant gratification as much as I do, then this technique is for you! Materials and Tools Borax (can be found in the laundry/household cleaners aisle…

I've gotten a few questions about my process of sealing finished copper electroformed jewelry so I thought it was time to tackle this. This post is for beginning electroformers who are just getting started in this medium.

Have you heard about the lemon and salt method for cleaning copper? Here is the full tutorial plus other copper and brass cleaning recipes by Pop Shop America.

Copper and Fused Silver Wire Ring Tutorial Make a rustic copper wire ring with fused Sterling Silver enhancement. This ring will always end up different depending on how the silver melts onto the

I was looking for the perfect solder for copper and finally found it. This is a solid copper-phosphorus solder Felder 94, no silver content. I conducted an experiment and to solder a few rings, using different types of solder. 1 - Copper-phosphorus solder paste. On the one ring I put more paste to another less. 2 - Solid copper-phosphorus brazing with silver content. 3 - Solid copper-phosphorus solder Felder no silver content. And here's the result: solid solder does not leave silver trace…

How To Seal Copper Jewelry? How to seal copper jewelry? We can seal our copper jewelry with a variety of different sealants, we apply those sealants using a dipping technique or a paintbrush. We seal our copper to prevent corrosion and tarnish from damaging our precious copper jewelry.

by Patti Vanderbloemen In writing this post for today, I did a quick search through this blog and realized that copper tubing has been ...

Metalsmith Society on Instagram: "I have been using this Titanium Solder Pick from @lionpunchforge for over six months and it’s official: I’m in love. Comment “LEARN MORE” to be sent a link. Here is what you are getting when you invest in a solder pick like this: Lightweight, but sturdy (won’t bend) won’t roll away, easy to spot on your bench (especially if you go purple 💜) solder doesn’t stick and you don’t have to season this one. Won’t get hot when you’re holding it. Mine is slightly…

This is not your Mother's Soldering Class

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