Ditto... plus your accent makes you seem more credible... like how a person in a labcoat seems smarter... if you were a labcoat i'd believe anything you tell me lol
Thank you Andrew! I have been using too much solder and have spent a lot of time cleaning up. What you have pointed out about the cross section and the thickness of the solder is common sense but experience is key when it comes to knowing the correct way to do things. Thanks for sharing your experience!!
Thank you for all that you do, to teach others. I have a small jewellery making business in South Africa, and learnt everything i know from your videos.
Andrew, thank you once again for your sage advice. I am becoming quite proficient now in soldering rings largely due to your videos. So far I am mostly using brass and bronze as liners for wood rings but I am looking forward to challenging myself further.
Thanks for your so professional advices Andrew. It is really cool that someone shares so happily 30+ years of hard work experiences' very best conclusions. We very much appreciate your kindness! And your funny jokes too :)
Great videos, thank you Andrew. Have been silversmithing for a few years on and off but have only just got tools of my own, so these are great for going back to basics and re learning at home!
Love your videos! I already use your method for ring making (i.e. not flattening the ring, sawing it to size so the joint angles match.) just finished a ring for my mom with a tube bezel setting filed to match the curves of very heavy, half round ring stock.
Good video thank you, easy to follow and very clear, I'm a novice and appreciate people like you sharing your experience. It's hard to get local classes where I live so this is terrific, thank you.
Hiya, a great video again, thank you. I've missed your Celtic tones and teaching. A good topic to cover, I'm mostly doing chain mail (?) bracelets using the pre-mixed, but well worth knowing, more videos please...
Could you do a video on how to properly file down the rings before and after polishing? I have a few questions need some help lol! Your videos are awesome and have helped me a lot with soldering thanks!
great one again Andrew thank you, i have a question please how do you put a hinge on say a round box or a semi circle box please, how is the engraving going?.
I have been trying to do this kind of soldering for more than 20 years. You seem to get the solder to melt very easily. When I do it I cannot get it to flow without getting the silver itself melting. I have tried every tip that I have seen and I still have a problem. I always have to use too much solder (especially with bezels). Can you point me toward some hints that work?
Amazing video like all, just I don’t understand properly the good amount for a good soldering 😰 I mean..how many millimeters it must be?? Thanks a lot 🙏🏽
Hi Andrew , thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, it’s so helpful! I have some trouble soldering the bezel onto a backplate (sterling silver). I cleaned the parts, pickled them, scrubbed them, washed them and still the solder doesn’t melt. 4-5 times. I used both - flux and firescoff. Nothing. The silver looks very white, while soldering it gets hot. I use a hand torch, the backplate is approximately 2x4 cm. I used the same solder and two scrap parts (same thickness as the backplate), I didn’t even bother to clean them at all. The solder melted in 20 seconds! 🤯 What the heck am I doing wrong? Please help 😔😳 Thank you!
@@chadatchison145 Hi, it turned out that my torch wasn’t big enough for the piece, the flame couldn’t heat up the big bezel, so I bought a larger torch, still handheld though.
Hi Dawn You really have to get to grips with soldering as it is one of those basic techniques that you have to learn to do to be able to create your own designs. Spot welders do just that. The metal is joined with just a spot. No strength at all in the joint. People usually use them to hold pieces in place so when they come to solder the pieces stay where they are supposed to.
@@Atthebench Thank you for responding😀. I guess that would be a good way to hold the pieces together for soldering. I did not think about it that way. It makes sense to only use it that way.
I'm just learning to make a Sterling bezel....making the ends flat to meet is more difficult than I thought. Have you made a vid of how to do this and solder it without melting the bezel?
Solder: why use it when joints can simply be fused? I understand the hard, medium & soft solder concepts, which I suppose relates to 3 differing melting temps, so you can make multiple connections on a single piece, without melting the initial "harder" solder points. Do you ever use the fuse technique? If not, why not? I'm guessing fusing releases more fumes as the reason to use solder? This assumption is based upon my reading of these cautions about metal filing, fume, and partial exposure. What is your "take" on these cautions? www.ganoksin.com/article/metals-safety-information/ Your videos set the standard, as far as I'm concerned. I think your knowledge is exceptional & and your teaching methods very clear, easy to understand, and practical. Thank You so much for posting them. Thanks, L. Bland.
Are you saying "why solder when you could weld?"? There might be several reasons! 1) Maybe you CAN NOT weld! Historically and even now some of this soldering is done with heat sources that can't weld. Too broad, not intense enough, not hot enough! 2) THEN there's the situation where the work is delicate and cosmetic. Practically invisible joints can be made by solder, with color-match, good strength. Since the solder melts but the work does not, details of the work are preserved. Those are the big ones.
Getting the basics correct like this are invaluable, thanks Andrew.
I do appreciate all of your teaching videos.
Ditto... plus your accent makes you seem more credible... like how a person in a labcoat seems smarter... if you were a labcoat i'd believe anything you tell me lol
Finally - someone who has real information! This has been more helpful than three previous soldering instructors.
Thank you Andrew! I have been using too much solder and have spent a lot of time cleaning up. What you have pointed out about the cross section and the thickness of the solder is common sense but experience is key when it comes to knowing the correct way to do things. Thanks for sharing your experience!!
Very helpful -- I've not seen anyone cover the amount of solder needed. Much apprecited.
Sie sind ein super Lehrer danke auch für die so tollen Videos
These videos are always worth watching, and are very much appreciated.
Thanks Andrew for all your videos
The contrast between the two was most helpful. Thanks!
Thank you for all that you do, to teach others. I have a small jewellery making business in South Africa, and learnt everything i know from your videos.
Andrew, thank you once again for your sage advice. I am becoming quite proficient now in soldering rings largely due to your videos. So far I am mostly using brass and bronze as liners for wood rings but I am looking forward to challenging myself further.
Andrew you have such a lovely nature. Thanks for making these videos. I've improved a lot since finding your videos!
Thanks for your so professional advices Andrew. It is really cool that someone shares so happily 30+ years of hard work experiences' very best conclusions. We very much appreciate your kindness! And your funny jokes too :)
Very good! Thank you Andrew!!
Thanks, Andrew! Glad to see you're back again.
Great videos, thank you Andrew. Have been silversmithing for a few years on and off but have only just got tools of my own, so these are great for going back to basics and re learning at home!
Love your videos! I already use your method for ring making (i.e. not flattening the ring, sawing it to size so the joint angles match.) just finished a ring for my mom with a tube bezel setting filed to match the curves of very heavy, half round ring stock.
Thank you Andrew missed your vids
I love your film segments, they have helped me greatly. Reply from Australia
Good video thank you, easy to follow and very clear, I'm a novice and appreciate people like you sharing your experience. It's hard to get local classes where I live so this is terrific, thank you.
Very good explanation. You are helping me a lot as I'm a newbie. Thank you.
Andrew I am inspired by your video, Thanks
Oooh that bench block... Is that a Fretz block, Andrew? It looks gorgeous!
As always, fantastic video. Merci!
Really helpful, thank you.
Excellent and well presented.
Hiya, a great video again, thank you. I've missed your Celtic tones and teaching. A good topic to cover, I'm mostly doing chain mail (?) bracelets using the pre-mixed, but well worth knowing, more videos please...
Thank you so much for sharing all this information. Invaluable!! You're AWESOME !
I learned a lot! Thanks for posting this one!
Bob from Central Virginia, USA
i like very much your videos. very well explained and to the point so i can remember very well what i have to do. 👍
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Awesome thank you Andrew
Thanks Andrew!
Thank you for ur advice. 👍💖
So much thank you oll your Tipps.
Thank you for sharing. 🇨🇦😎
Could you do a video on how to properly file down the rings before and after polishing? I have a few questions need some help lol! Your videos are awesome and have helped me a lot with soldering thanks!
New information goes in every time. One watch isn't enough.
Great instruction, Andrew :-) Thank you
Excellent!
great one again Andrew thank you, i have a question please how do you put a hinge on say a round box or a semi circle box please, how is the engraving going?.
Andrew, those solder cutters you were using were going through the solder strip like butter! What make of cutter are they and where can I buy one?
Thank you Andrew. Could you teach me how to soldering a gold hollow ring? How much amount do I need?
Thankyou for great video Andrew. When sweat soldering let's say a 2 cm disk onto a larger disk, how do you ensure an even bead of solder all around?
I have been trying to do this kind of soldering for more than 20 years. You seem to get the solder to melt very easily. When I do it I cannot get it to flow without getting the silver itself melting. I have tried every tip that I have seen and I still have a problem. I always have to use too much solder (especially with bezels). Can you point me toward some hints that work?
I’m on the same page!
Amazing video like all, just I don’t understand properly the good amount for a good soldering 😰 I mean..how many millimeters it must be?? Thanks a lot 🙏🏽
any change to make a video of how to make a silver or gold solder? keep up the good work
Do you have any advice for when too little solder has been used and how to rectify that?
Hi Andrew , thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, it’s so helpful! I have some trouble soldering the bezel onto a backplate (sterling silver). I cleaned the parts, pickled them, scrubbed them, washed them and still the solder doesn’t melt. 4-5 times. I used both - flux and firescoff. Nothing. The silver looks very white, while soldering it gets hot. I use a hand torch, the backplate is approximately 2x4 cm.
I used the same solder and two scrap parts (same thickness as the backplate), I didn’t even bother to clean them at all. The solder melted in 20 seconds! 🤯 What the heck am I doing wrong? Please help 😔😳 Thank you!
Did you ever figure out what was going on cos I'm having a similar problem with the solder not melting?
@@chadatchison145 Hi, it turned out that my torch wasn’t big enough for the piece, the flame couldn’t heat up the big bezel, so I bought a larger torch, still handheld though.
@@sheonlydances Thank you so much!
@@chadatchison145 You’re welcome!
@@sheonlydances Just letting you know that your advice worked very well and I'm extremely grateful, so again thank you! :)
Спасибо Друг !
Hi. I was wondering what gauge solder did you use on the ring? Thank you
Would you recommend to someone who has difficulty with soldering to get a Spot Welder for Jewelry?
Hi Dawn You really have to get to grips with soldering as it is one of those basic techniques that you have to learn to do to be able to create your own designs. Spot welders do just that. The metal is joined with just a spot. No strength at all in the joint. People usually use them to hold pieces in place so when they come to solder the pieces stay where they are supposed to.
@@Atthebench Thank you for responding😀. I guess that would be a good way to hold the pieces together for soldering. I did not think about it that way. It makes sense to only use it that way.
Hey Andrew I have a question after you solder do you put the piece in water to quench it or straight to the pickle?
I wait a few seconds and then quench straight away into safety pickle
@@Atthebench thank you for your feedback
Would you recommend soldering silver filled wire?
why did my solder joint go dark did i burn it?
do i need flux for working in copper?
Yes
@@Atthebench Tthanks Andrew - I'm just startin out and I found this excellent video.
Is that just Solder or Sterling Solder?
Sterling silver solder
I'm just learning to make a Sterling bezel....making the ends flat to meet is more difficult than I thought. Have you made a vid of how to do this and solder it without melting the bezel?
Solder: why use it when joints can simply be fused? I understand the hard, medium & soft solder concepts, which I suppose relates to 3 differing melting temps, so you can make multiple connections on a single piece, without melting the initial "harder" solder points. Do you ever use the fuse technique? If not, why not?
I'm guessing fusing releases more fumes as the reason to use solder? This assumption is based upon my reading of these cautions about metal filing, fume, and partial exposure. What is your "take" on these cautions? www.ganoksin.com/article/metals-safety-information/
Your videos set the standard, as far as I'm concerned. I think your knowledge is exceptional & and your teaching methods very clear, easy to understand, and practical. Thank You so much for posting them. Thanks, L. Bland.
Are you saying "why solder when you could weld?"? There might be several reasons! 1) Maybe you CAN NOT weld! Historically and even now some of this soldering is done with heat sources that can't weld. Too broad, not intense enough, not hot enough! 2) THEN there's the situation where the work is delicate and cosmetic. Practically invisible joints can be made by solder, with color-match, good strength. Since the solder melts but the work does not, details of the work are preserved. Those are the big ones.
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Brilliant, thank you!