This is a great technique, since I am about to make some earrings with chains that have damaged links and I dont want to fix them, I will use the good part of the chain and add loops to the ends to attached them into a earring piece. Thank you for the advice.
You’re welcome Pat! I actually don’t ever use gold. I have some friends who have messed around with it, but I’ve never cared to. I do incorporate some copper and brass on occasion to spice things up a bit. I think the stress of working with such expensive material might take the fun out of it for me:)
@@chadssilversmithing you are right about it being expensive, I’m just going to try some 10karet for accents. I don’t sell anything just do it for fun, I love the learning process and a challenge. Thanks again for all the great videos. Happy New Year.
Good idea to use a soldering block to limit solder travel. You can also use whiteout liquid or ochre to prevent solder flow(I’ve done it once….I’m too lazy to do it as a matter of course lol) whiteout can be tricky to clean out of a chain tho, ochre will just soak out in water. What sizes/types of chain do you tend to stock Chad? Or do you purchase as and when required? I have limited cash and chain ain’t cheap lol.
Hello Pauline. I almost always buy those seamed snake chains, and I usually buy 20 at a time from Rio. I usually get 10-18” and 10-20” ones and then when I get low, buy another batch.
And if you want the jump rings to be soldered it just needs to be done before setting the stone. Are there any tricks to soldering when the stone is already set? Thx great video as always. C
For these ones I don’t usually solder them as chains wear out over time, and then they’re easy to replace. Soldering with stones in place is a calculated risk. There is a sort of claylike heat shield product that is made, but by shielding part of the piece, you prevent part of it from heating up, making a solid solder joint much harder to achieve. It also can’t prevent some heat from reaching the stone by conduction through the metal. Some stones really don’t do well when you heat them too much:). Thanks for the good comment Chris!
@@chadssilversmithing And thank you for the quick response and thorough explanation. I've heard of the soldering clay, I'd be interested in your oppinion of where it would be useful. Love the Elk pendant really nice
That’s a good question Mary. I haven’t done it with too many different types. I’ve done it with some really fine link chain with mediocre success. It looked a bit sloppy to my eye. I should think a box chain would work well. It seems like it should work on most types:)
It does work with most types, but remember, some chain types are large enough to not require soldered end loops or are large enough to just thread a jump ring thru (and solder closed if you wish) rather than soldering the jump ring directly to the chain. This is mainly for finer chains….at least that’s how I do it lol.
Always learning new things from watching your videos. Will be filing this away in my brains archives for when I need a split chain. Thank you❤
Glad to help Lena!
All the way to the end, I didn't know what you meant by split chain. That's a great idea! 😍😍😍
Probably should have been clearer near the beginning, doh:)
Another new thing I learned today! Thank you Chad.
Glad I could help Melinda!
Just what I needed! Thanks Chad😊
I’m glad it was useful Lauryl:)
Woohoo! Excited for the patreon!
I was just working on that:). Glad you are excited missmarakathryn!
Way cool!! Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and expertise!! Very appreciated!!
Thanks Karen! Glad it was useful:)
Very neat. I am enjoying your videos.
Thank you Jim. I’m glad you are getting some value from them. Take care!
That was quite useful!
Thanks Ms.C2222!
Great tip!!!
Thanks for watching!
This is a great technique, since I am about to make some earrings with chains that have damaged links and I dont want to fix them, I will use the good part of the chain and add loops to the ends to attached them into a earring piece. Thank you for the advice.
You’re welcome Erika! I’m glad you found it useful:). Thanks for the comment!
Very cool!
Thanks Tam! You’re cool for saying such nice things:)
Great information, thanks for sharing.
Was wondering if you ever used gold? I am going to order some wire to play around with and wondered if you had any tips to share?
You’re welcome Pat! I actually don’t ever use gold. I have some friends who have messed around with it, but I’ve never cared to. I do incorporate some copper and brass on occasion to spice things up a bit. I think the stress of working with such expensive material might take the fun out of it for me:)
@@chadssilversmithing you are right about it being expensive, I’m just going to try some 10karet for accents. I don’t sell anything just do it for fun, I love the learning process and a challenge.
Thanks again for all the great videos. Happy New Year.
Good idea to use a soldering block to limit solder travel. You can also use whiteout liquid or ochre to prevent solder flow(I’ve done it once….I’m too lazy to do it as a matter of course lol) whiteout can be tricky to clean out of a chain tho, ochre will just soak out in water. What sizes/types of chain do you tend to stock Chad? Or do you purchase as and when required? I have limited cash and chain ain’t cheap lol.
Hello Pauline. I almost always buy those seamed snake chains, and I usually buy 20 at a time from Rio. I usually get 10-18” and 10-20” ones and then when I get low, buy another batch.
Cool 😎
Thanks Paula!
And if you want the jump rings to be soldered it just needs to be done before setting the stone. Are there any tricks to soldering when the stone is already set? Thx great video as always. C
For these ones I don’t usually solder them as chains wear out over time, and then they’re easy to replace. Soldering with stones in place is a calculated risk. There is a sort of claylike heat shield product that is made, but by shielding part of the piece, you prevent part of it from heating up, making a solid solder joint much harder to achieve. It also can’t prevent some heat from reaching the stone by conduction through the metal. Some stones really don’t do well when you heat them too much:). Thanks for the good comment Chris!
@@chadssilversmithing And thank you for the quick response and thorough explanation. I've heard of the soldering clay, I'd be interested in your oppinion of where it would be useful. Love the Elk pendant really nice
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Hola Gabriela! Much as Gracias!
You could maybe use an eye dropper for the flux
I’ve been meaning to find an eye dropper to do just that, but haven’t gotten around to it yet:). Thanks Larry!
Can you do this to any kind of chain or just a snake chain?
That’s a good question Mary. I haven’t done it with too many different types. I’ve done it with some really fine link chain with mediocre success. It looked a bit sloppy to my eye. I should think a box chain would work well. It seems like it should work on most types:)
It does work with most types, but remember, some chain types are large enough to not require soldered end loops or are large enough to just thread a jump ring thru (and solder closed if you wish) rather than soldering the jump ring directly to the chain. This is mainly for finer chains….at least that’s how I do it lol.