How To Make Spiked Jewelry With A Soldering Iron

[@lacedcj]

this is the best solder spike video i’ve seen i’ve been looking for this all day thank you

[@teresagallegolozano5279]

Me encanta. Muy bonito. Muchas gracias

[@joannabusby6468]

I'm so glad I found your channel!

[@carlystone5994]

Whoa! Amazing. Thanks!!! 👍 ❤

[@maidendragonfly]

I liked the tape method. I'm new to this and that looked the easiest way to get consistent spikes. Thank you so much!

[@LauraBethLove]

Thanks for watching! It takes a bit of practice but once you get the hang of it it becomes easy!

[@victoriacarroll227]

❤❤❤

[@kjirstenboucher9682]

Very helpful, thank you. I always learn better watching the process first. This is such a fun pendant. I have tried the taping method before, but found I have to be careful on the size of the tape overlap, as sometimes they are fragile and can break off or peel back and get bent. Building them thicker does help with that a bit, and also eliminating the sharp points where they can snag. Love the tutorial.😊❤ I started out with a lower temp iron n could get alot of spikes (unintentionally)😅, but with my high temp iron I struggle with it a bit. What approximate temp seemed to work best for you to create the spikes? Thanks for sharing, Laura.💖

[@GumnutLaneJewellery]

Hi Laura, I would like to know if you can tumble soft soldered pieces? Ty😁

[@LauraBethLove]

Hi, why would you?

[@GumnutLaneJewellery]

@@LauraBethLove To strengthen especially if the piece is a more open design and also if you have oxidiised the piece to get into more nooks & crevices to remove more of the patina! I am a wire wrapper but would like to start including some soft soldering into my work, I use a tumbler on all of my work, so I was just curious whether it would be ok to use on soft soldered pieces?😄

[@LauraBethLove]

@@GumnutLaneJewellery I thought maybe you meant for polishing. I don't think it would do anything for strength because it's solder (a lot different from wire)..but you could try!

[@Zahrah79]

Thank you for all your wonderful videos and tutorials! I am looking to buy a new soldering iron, the one you recommend doesn’t seem to have variable temp, there is a Weller version which is 80w and variable temp up to 450 degrees Celsius, would this be better or is the one you have listed sufficient to be able to achieve the little detailed soldering you do? I am struggling to achieve these with my existing (cheaper) iron despite playing around with the temperature. I’d really appreciate your advice on this, thank you. Also you mentioned that you’d be setting up a Patreon in previous videos, I can’t seem to find it on the Patreon app? Thanks so much, and I really love all your work!!!

[@LauraBethLove]

If it does not have a temp control then you need to use a rheostat. No Pateron as of right now, that's on the back burner for the time being but I do have channel memberships

[@Zahrah79]

@@LauraBethLove thank you!!

[@samanthaadams8773]

Great video! I have signed up to the wait list for your new course as I'm really keen to try this technique. One question - what metal is the jump ring you soldered on made of? Does it matter and did you tin it?

[@LauraBethLove]

It just has to be a metal that is compatible with the solder.

[@anfygames1428]

can you to that to a watch? i ve seen others do it but always ended up sloppy... you could make it :)

[@LauraBethLove]

IDK how comfortable that would be to wear!

[@Zahrah79]

Thank you for all your wonderful videos and tutorials! I am looking to buy a new soldering iron, the one you recommend doesn’t seem to have variable temp, there is a Weller version which is 80w and variable temp up to 450 degrees Celsius, would this be better or is the one you have listed sufficient to be able to achieve the little detailed soldering you do? I am struggling to achieve these with my existing (cheaper) iron despite playing around with the temperature. I have recently started using the Silvergleem solder, is there an optimum temp for this? I’d really appreciate your advice on this, thank you. Also you mentioned that you’d be setting up a Patreon in previous videos, I can’t seem to find it on the Patreon app? Thanks so much, and I really love all your work!!!

[@LauraBethLove]

80 watt or above is good, I have a few recommended on my amazon page at www.amazon.com/shop/laurabethlove I will have a complete soldering course available soon which answers many of your questions and much more, you can get on the waiting list for at www.laurabethlove.com/

[@dungeondwell]

Do you think I can patina my jump rings for my chain mail too

[@LauraBethLove]

If you're doing many, it would probably be easier to just buy ones that have the finish you'd like. But you could depending on the material, it would have to be able to accept patina, test one out and see how it goes!

[@jensabesse8008]

Hi! When will your decorative soldering book release?

[@LauraBethLove]

I won't know a release date for a while, stay tuned

[@Pamelakaygorman]

Have you ever found a type of stone? I know some stones are heat sensitive and some stones do poorly in water.

[@LauraBethLove]

Good point! Yes, it is true that some stones are not suitable for soldering or for chemicals (flux, patina) some of those would be softer stones and things like pearls, and some manmade or altered stones such as ones that have been given special treatments such as being dyed or hardened. For this project I used an Amazonite stone.

[@hayace]

what kind of solder is that? it does not have any oil aight? It doesn't hold up and always falls down and the surface gets oily ....

[@LauraBethLove]

I have a link in the description to all tools and materials that I use. Not sure what you mean about oily.

[@AlbertoZaccaria]

hi :) I'm trying to do this with my welding tool but the only think i get get are little balls of tin. is it because I'm not able to use it properly or because its temperature it's not hot enough? I had this tool at home, but it was the cheapest I could get that time (around 13 $) and I don't how hot the tip can get. So basically I melt the wire and also the tin doesn't seem to stick on the tip like it seems to stick on your tip and just fall... I don't know what do to exactly (and also the welding tool emits a bit of smoke, is it normal?)

[@LauraBethLove]

Sounds like too much heat

[@PONYWIRE]

what temperature do you use for your iron? thanks!

[@LauraBethLove]

That’s highly dependent on your iron! Each is different so you have to experiment.

[@jennamarie2353]

what material are the jump rings?

[@phalanxuser]

Looks like Aluminum?

[@LauraBethLove]

You can use copper, silver, or silver plated.

[@LauraBethLove]

You can use copper, silver, or silver plated. Solder won’t stick to aluminum.

[@jennamarie2353]

@ thank you!