BEST OF

Winter 2014

Everyones
Guide to

How to

Solder
Jewelry
Materials, Tools, Techniques, and Tips
+ Projects!

86

TOOLS
18

60

Your Soldering Station

by Lexi Erickson

26 The Torch
by Lexi Erickson

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Contents

From the Editor: Get It Together

32 Jewelers Torches
by Lexi Erickson

38 Torch Accessories
by Sharon Elaine Thompson

40 Set Up Your Torch

by Lexi Erickson

MATERIALS
8

46 Micro Torches

Solder

by Sharon Elaine Thompson

by Lexi Erickson

12

Flux

TECHNIQUES

by Lexi Erickson

16

52 The 5 Essential Soldering Rules

Soldering Aids

by Lexi Erickson

by Sharon Elaine Thompson

60 4 Basic Joins
by Helen I. Driggs

40

66 Soldering Wire & Sheet

by Lexi Erickson

72 Soldering the Copper Metals

by Lexi Erickson

78 Soldering Rose Gold

by Lexi Erickson

100

80 Finishing
by Lexi Erickson

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116
TIPS
86 Frequently Asked Questions
by Lexi Erickson

91

Quench, Pickle, Rinse, and Dry!

by Tom & Kay Benham

92 15 Hot Tips
by Helen I. Driggs

94 Advice for the Advanced

by Todd Reed

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120
PROJECTS
96 First Practice Project: Stacking Ring Trio
by Lexi Erickson

100 Wavellite Pendant

106

by Lexi Erickson

106 Cabochon Pin with 3 Settings

by Nol Yovovich

110 Partial Settings Pendant

by Andy Lucas

116 Hammered Flexible Bangle

by Amy Martin

120 Strata Charm Bracelet

by Victoria Lansford

126 Tube-Set Pendant Earrings

by Belle Brooke Barer

130 Tapered Tube & Bead Pin

by Todd Reed

134 Micro Torch Soldered Bezel

by Cassie Donlen

138 Simply Beautiful Bezels

by Tom & Kay Benham

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Everyones Guide to How to Solder Jewelry