Art Jewelry – Making a bezel part 5
In part five of our five-part series on making a bezel, Art Jewelry magazine associate editor Addie Kidd shows you how to solder your bezel to a backplate. [For more visit www.ArtJewelryMag.com]
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@artjewelrymag I’ve been trying to avoid fire scale as well, especially with larger pieces and I was sold one product at a jewelry supply company that was supposed to be a “flux & boric acid mixed together” and I was also sold something that was supposed to be a “flux and pickle combination” as well. When I dipped pieces into these solutions they then acted like a repellent for the solder almost, it was weird, & I probably sound crazy, lol. so i have just stuck wit pure flux…
Yes, please add video 6. Thank you!
Would it help any for a project like this to use three alligator clips equally spaced to hold the two parts securely together, and also hold the project above your block so you could direct your torch underneath to heat it quicker?
i really loved your videos but i don’t know what to do after you solder bezel to backplate. thanks
I wnted to see how the stone is held in…I was not included. Is the silver just folded over the stone?
This video is so helpful, I dont have time to take classes so thank you!
2 Questions – Do you need a boric acid solution and flux for sterling silver projects?
What is the advantage to buying the “classes on demand” download that goes over this material? Is they pretty similar to this? Thanks!
Yes – coat the metal in a boric acid mixture prior to soldering. You can buy boric acid powder at jewelry supply companies and some drug stores. Mix the powder with denatured alcohol (I keep mine in an old baby food jar). Shake up the solution well and dip your metal in it. Pull the metal out & allow the alcohol to dry. You can also carefully burn off the alcohol from the metal-just keep the jar away! You’re left with a powder-coated piece that is quite resistant to fire scale. Good luck!
I’m afraid there isn’t a part 6. It was only a 5-part series. But since so many of you guys have been requesting it, I’ll have to add part 6 and beyond into our upcoming video lineup.
I’m glad you’re finding them helpful!
Where can I find part 6?
These videos are great ,
Keep them coming and thanks
Yep, Exactly what Dagyanna said. Pickle is a mild acid that cleans up your metal. You can buy it in powdered form (at jewelry supply companies), which you then mix with water. It works best when it’s slightly warm, so I keep mine in an electric slow cooker. Hope that helps!
Your video is very informative, and goes through every step.
she means the chemical pickle that most people use to clean their metals. its used just to make sure all the oils and dirt as well as the oxidization from the torch is gone
I am so new. What is “throwing it in the pickle”? You said that at the end of at least 2 videos. I also want a video 6, and am so excited to find your videos. Your expertise and teaching skills are such a help to us. Thank you so much. Anna
Great video! Just wondering – do you have any tips on eliminating / reducing fire scale…??
Thanks! Glad to hear you found it helpful.
We do have a series on setting a stone, but I’ll have to add the trimming and finishing parts to our video wish list. Thanks for the suggestion!
I used medium solder so that in case I wanted to solder the base to something else I could use easy. I just like to always start with the hardest solder I can – it provides you with more possibilities.
The clearest explanation of how this is done I’ve seen to date. Thank you, and I hope to see a part 6 one day that shows the trimming & finishing, stone mounting.
Well done!
What would have happened if you had used easy solder also for the base, instead of medium ?
Im learning to solder myself and this was really helpful, would live to see what happens next with cutting and finishing the base.
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This is so helpful. I am studying b4 I make the plunge. Can I use my micro butane torch for this????
If you turn the gas off first and the oxygen off second, you can create a small backfire that results in a loud pop or bang. It’s the flame being sucked back into the torch head–it isn’t safe, and over the long run hurts your torch.
Use flashback arrestors on your hoses to keep any flame from traveling all the way back to your oxygen or gas tanks.
what happens if you turn the oxygen of second?
Secondly you should be using hard solder on the bezel edge and medium to fit the bezel to the plate. this makes sure you have no problems with further soldering of other pieces onto the finished bezel and plate.
While using fine silver is good for a bezel… using sterling silver will make the bezel easier to hold its shape. your video shows that the bezel is mishappen because of using fine silver.
These comments are not ment to be negative just informative..
You have done a good job