Art Jewelry - Fusing Metal With a Torch
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Art Jewelry magazine associate editor Addie Kidd demonstrates how to fuse (a way to join metal without solder) fine silver using a torch. Visit www.artjewelrymag.com/howto for more information and videos.
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Great video and demo! I have seen several videos for this torch by men who will only display it and talk talk talk about it but no one does a work demo! Thanks for the demo and showing the men up!
Learned this in 1977 from John Dickerhoff. To fuse you need to cover item with big fluffy flame. This way no oxidation occurs. Can be done with sterling silver. His article in Morton's Contemporary Jewelry was all wrong. Editor had lost Dikerhoffs instructions and someone made them up. The trick is covering the whole piece with the big fluff flame. Many small pieces can be added before covering with flame.
Nice video Addie
The heat control was very well done, thanks for sharing.
The "flash over" as you've described it is also referred to as being between solidus and liquidus or so my learned teachers use to say.
@austinthecoolcat Copper doesn't fuse as easily because it has such a high melting temperature & it picks up oxides from the air. Those oxides impede fusing & make it really hard to join it. You can solder it, but you'll have to use silver solder - they don't make copper solder. If you're worried about the seams showing, you can copper plate the piece using old pickle. Just drop the piece in old (blue) used pickle, add a piece of steel, and the copper will coat it. It's a thin layer though!
She's using a soft charcoal block; it's sitting on top of Solderite pad. We bought both from Rio Grande.
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@artjewelrymag Oh thanx for answering!! :) Great! It's just as I thought, but I wasn't sure it was possible without melting everything uhuhuh! Thanx again! :)
Yes, assuming the rest of the necklace is silver, or another metal that can withstand the heat. Ensure the fine-silver ring you’re fusing doesn’t accidentally fuse to the rest of the chain, so set up your chain on a soldering surface so that there’s space between the ring and the rest of the chain, or apply an anti flux between the links (Will need to be cleaned after fusing). Use a very hot, small flame to fuse the link. It will be easier to practice on larger links rather than small links.
It broke. Did you notice that at the end? When she checks it, it comes apart. Different ring shown at the end.
Thanks for the tutorial... It was a great help...
@TrueRoo Well, the short answer is no. The plating will burn off if you try to fuse it, and that could be ugly. But practice with it. You may find a way that works for you!
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@BeingAwhiteRose Sure you can do that - it's just a bit trickier. First I would fuse half of all your jump rings, individually. Then use one remaining open jump ring to connect two fused rings. With me so far? Position the unfused ring so the seam is away from the 2 jump rings (a third arm may be useful, or just creative positioning on your charcoal block). When fusing, concentrate your heat at the join, & try not to direct much toward the 2 other rings. Practice and you'll get the hang of it.
I don’t have any experience in fixing locks, but I know fusing wouldn’t be the best solution. You can fuse other metals than fine silver, but pure metals (such as fine silver) and karat golds are by far the easiest. Depending on what metal the lock is made from, and where it’s broken, brazing may work, but it may also affect the integrity of the lock mechanism. I suggest you take the lock to a locksmith, and have them fix it.
great great tip. thanks soooooooooo much. my problem solved.
That's how it's actually pronounced :) I tend to use the "l" sound because typically I'm reading the word vs using it verbally. I've been corrected so many times I've lost count, lol.
In British English, the 'l' is pronounced. I'm from the US and my UK friends always try to correct me for not pronouncing the 'l'. You can't win.
High karat golds, such as 24K and 22K, will fuse easily. Lower karat gold alloys will be more difficult to fuse because of the lower melting temperature, so I'd recommend soldering lower karat golds. The process for fusing gold is essentially the same as shown in the video. Of course, always practice on scrap pieces until you get a feel for the process. Search "fuse thick 24k gold" in the Orchid Archives at Ganoksin . com for tips that may be useful to you. Good luck!
@tobeadinspired Wow, that had never occurred to us. (We all live in our own bubble of awareness, don't we?) Thanks so much for bringing up such a valid point. You can't alter videos already posted to RUclips, but we'll have to look into the possibility of how to do this on future videos.
In the mean time, if there's anything I can explain to fill in the gaps, please let me know! :)
Dope, so would I need flux to fix a sterling ring band? ❤❤❤❤❤🙏💜💙💚🧡💛🙏❤❤❤❤❤
So I'm new to this form of jewelry making, but I can't wait to get started! Your videos are very informative and GREATLY appreciated, however when it comes down to buying the supplies I need to do this, I'm totally lost. What torch are you using? and is there any particular supplies or tools you recommend the most? Thank you!
thanks!
Nice ;) But what if I want to fuse a jump ring while it's part of a jewel? I don't know if I made myself clear... I mean... I make a necklace, made of pieces of chain and other parts (pearls, stones, metallic wire etc etc). Let's suppose I want to weld every single ring of the chain...would this method work? Could I fuse the rings al together without the risk of melting them one to the other? Thank you! bye!
You cannot solder or fuse coated artistic/craft wire. The core wire is usually copper, and copper cannot be fused. You can silver-solder copper, but the coating would disappear. The best way to connect craft wire is to use wire-wrapping techniques.
thank you for this. Could you please provide a little more details on how to do this, using sterling silver?
Also, if I want to weld the join, that is already attached to something ( I am using horse hair and sterling silver findings) is there something I could place over the hair, to protect it from the flames? Much appreciate your video and any other information or advise you can share :)
Unfortunately, you'll need to solder brass, rather than fuse it. Brass has a higher melting temperature than fine and sterling silver, and it oxidizes really quickly. There are now brass color-matched solders available from many jewelry suppliers, though, so you don't have to worry so much about the join showing!
Is it possible to fuse silver jump rings that are already part of the necklace. For example - I want to fuse the rings that connect the chain so it doesn't fall apart. I appreciate your response.
How can you possibly fuse a jump ring when it is part of a piece of jewelry? I mean if I have used a jump ring to attach a clasp to a chain, and I try to use this method, won't I run the risk of fusing the ring to the chain, or the clasp to the ring, or fuse a couple of links together?
Is it possible to make small copper filigree pieces while using this technique to fuse metal together without flux & or solder?
Hello, I currently have been using wire that has been enabled to preserve the color I use silver plated wire, copper, and brass wire), how would I go about fusing or soldering that type of wire? Is it doable? If not should I just use non enameled pure solid metal wires and varnish them or something myself post soldering/fusing? Thank you so much!
Can I solder silver plated copper wire using this method. I have been soldering but not working, very messy looking. Thanks.
What about 22k and or natural gold? I do a lot of jewelry. I am also a gold prospector. And I recently decided I wanted to make a ring from natural gold I mined. But I've never fused gold before. To be exact. It's 22/23k. In that range. Same process? I guess I could play with it and find out. But. I would appreciate your reply.
Joseph: Are you talking about craft/artistic wire that is a gunmetal color? If so, then no, you cannot fuse that type of wire. The best way to connect craft wire is to use wire-wrapping techniques, as heating the coated wire would cause the color to disappear, revealing the core wire.
very cool! thankyou for teaching me. wish she would say the "L" in solder. sounds like she's saying Sodder.
Can this be done with brass?
Does this work with copper as well? I have copper jump rings that I would love to fuse without solder. Also, I have a white fire kiln brick that I use when soldering, but you have a charcoal one in this video. Should I use the charcoal brick instead of my white kiln brick? Thanks for making this video!
copper can theoretically be fused but its really hard to do. It's because of how oxidized the copper gets, it impedes the flow. flux may help. Your white brick will work OK , although I prefer a smoother surface like solder rite.
what torch are u using? what is the minimum temperature that we need to do the job?
How about fusing Gold filled metal? I make my own hand-hammered links from a dead soft 12 gauge gold filled wire.
Will this work with any type of metal? Or is this strictly silver? Im trying to fix a lock that has broken :s
hello! that torch uses to weld?
silvia.
What about Brass? Same procedure?
video cut right at the end to show the bad fuse line
what about brass? can you fuse brass?
WHAT KIND OF TORCH DID YOU USE ON THE VIDEO?
What kind of block is she using
Can you post 925 Sterling Silver?
Unfortunately, this technique won’t work with copper. Copper oxidizes quickly, especially when heated, which will prevent the wire from fusing. You’ll be better off using flux and either silver solder or a copper color-matched solder available from many jewelry suppliers.
Okay thanks : )
Nice job kitty.....
How about including our newest addition to silver metal at our choice....:) :) :)
I make jewelry for 30 years but if I do 100 jump ring a day better do with solder and using professional Torch.
you're so pretty:)
I though you can't fuse sterling silver at all due to oxidation
NikeTao i was under the same impression too that only pure/fine silver can be fused like this?
NikeTao While it is possible to fuse sterling silver, this video demonstrates how to fuse fine silver. This technique would also work with Argentium sterling silver, as the germanium in the alloy allows it to be fused without oxidization.
flat back swarovski crystal can do it?
joining with 925 silver ear post with the crystal?
re daniel percival comment, it's only pronounced 'sodder' if you're American, in English it's pronounced soLder as it's spelt! Good tutorial though.
omg she is cute
she's hawt and has such a pleasant voice...I could listen to her for hours.
It's sol-der not sor-der.