How To Solder a Small Jump Ring and Bail to a Large Pendant Without either Melting

Andrew shows us how to solder a thin jump ring and bail to a large pendant. There is no magic to soldering, it's just knowing how to handle your torch and knowing where to aim the flame.
Plenty of hints and tips to be learnt in this film. Don't forget to stick around for the bloopers.
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Andrew Berry, a professional jeweller for 30 years, is the training director of www.AtTheBench.com, an award winning on line jewellery training website.

[@BobShaffer-wt6cs]

Andrew, I look forward every evening to watch your videos. I finally signed up for your course but just the free one. At my age of 76 years I will never use all the knowledge I can learn from your regular courses. Thank you for all the time you spend teaching others your craft.

[@o0superflu0o]

That blooper picking up the pendant - I felt that. So glad this even happens to people with ample of experience, albeit hopefully much less often than it happens to my scatterbrained self.

[@k.epicdragonfly3966]

Love how this man doesn’t WASTE your time. If you want to be taught this is your guy☮️

[@allanthompson9695]

I have been soldering electronics for over 45 years. So when I found Jewellery making, I thought soldering would be easy. Wrong. Although I understood, heat the joint not the solder, there is so much more to this type of soldering. Thanks Andrew for making our journey so much smoother.

[@joannamcdee9061]

I love how you explain IN SCIENTIFIC ANALYTIC TERMS what you are doing/why you’re doing whatever... That manner gives me the BEST understanding, rather than following someone’s actions or “do this/that then another” directions. THIS makes an excellent teacher! And I thank you Sir for meaningful lessons!

[@FatKidBrody]

Andrew your out takes are just as good as your instruction. I have learned so much from you over the years. Thank you sir.

[@carolchase2086]

I am an at the bench member and I still love watching all of your videos, even ones I’ve seen it before!

[@marcosofsky2605]

you are a funny Brit, you make the New Yorker laugh! Great videos!

[@clairewheeler2937]

Hahaha, the bloopers make me giggle. Thanks for great advice as always.

[@tim9430]

Thanks for demonstrating a joint that provides reliable strength, yet has no mechanical connection (like twisted wires have). I just picked up a T&C toggle bracelet at a yard sale, but the little jump ring that holds the toggle ring on broke right where it was soldered to the ending bracelet link. I thought for the price of a repair I could buy a butane torch, some silver solder and borax, and just fix it myself. So thanks for the instruction. I'd have melted that jump ring for sure.

[@johndo3930]

Hi Andrew i must say as a fellow goldsmith your instructions are very clear especially if you take that 80% of those actions taken you do on auto pilot without thinking and you still gave your students every step by step detail , well done

[@jamessalisbury3320]

I’ve watched these KZbin vids and each one has helped me. Thank you and keep em coming.

[@monoymono9]

lol, even your bloopers are good. This is great information! thank you.

[@Nickporter17]

The out takes were hilarious!

[@michaelma6623]

you made this feared soldering feat so easy to understand ..thanks Andrew, and sharing with classmates.

[@jiwbink]

Mr. Berry, This is only the second video of yours,that I have seen. In the first,you melted and poured about a 16 gram gold ball. VERY IMPRESSED! Soldering,like any welding operation,ALL ABOUT PREPRATION!!! Excellent video,great information! You,sir are a credit to your craft!

[@lenastiward8657]

So curious how that corrugated bead was made - so beautiful! Will there be a demonstration of that bead at some point?

[@aggiraffelover13]

such a good demo! this is so hard for me and then to hold the jump ring instead of a 3rd hand......I struggle with this!!

[@gjk540]

Brill, handsome jewelry man!

[@RobertHampton747]

I like the bloopers. You did a very fine job with this subject. It's a very precise skill and your tips are a necessity for success. Thanks!😃👍

[@Silversmith70]

Good too see you on video again!

[@richardlazine5243]

As usual your advice very helpful. Now I should be able to stop melting and wasting so many small parts. Thank you.

[@k.epicdragonfly3966]

Awesome! Love your style and humanity. Thanks for the tutorial☮️!

[@silverpearls8344]

Amazing! Can you show how to solder a fine jump ring to a very fine chain as well?

[@Coleman77]

Silver Pearls Have not tried it, but you can mix borax (Or boric acid?) with denatured alcohol flame it off, then there is a layer to protect the rest.

[@msstarlight4770]

A friend of mine is just beginning at silver-smithing, & was really happy to hear about your channel, so you didn't just get me as a new subscriber, you got her, too. ☺☺☺

[@cory9659]

Thank you so much for this. I had been wanting to solder a second jump ring on the bottom of one of my pendants after I had jewelers that failed to do it well and with your instruction, I was able to do it perfectly!!

[@crystalallen5895]

You are an amazing teacher! I have been wondering how to do this for a while. Your instruction is superb. Thank you for sharing this ou information freely

[@Coleman77]

Loving the blooper reel ❤️

[@Tenorosa]

ill be trying this on tuesday! soldering a necklace finding to the end of a string of silver beads strung on 1mm foxtail chain. i have about 3-5mm extra chain to work with and needed this tip! (i thought about also submerging the string of beads under water and covering the top of the bowl with a heat shield and also putting stop flow on the chain so it doesnt suck away all the solder away from the joint)

[@oleksandrakoroliova]

Absolutely love your videos. Thanks a mil 🥰

[@elisazulueta9535]

I have learned so much from you, you’re a superb teacher.. thank you ❤

[@MisterHeim]

Thank you for the technic instruction Master Berry... take care of those finger burns

[@mr.silverkeys6467]

Thank you again for the instruction. Learning this a small piece at a time.

[@paulstein2480]

Very valuable instruction, thank you. The OUTTAKES are what I live for!

[@naturesjewel69]

Thank you for your instruction, I learned so much from watching this video. Made way more sense then what I was taught. Awesome!!

[@mary-annkieckhaben5026]

i love your Kanal and your good Tips thank you for shering

[@finecreationsjewelry]

your help is so wonderful. Thank you Andrew Berry!

[@MountainLife.LiveMore]

Love the bloopers,nice video thanks

[@Johnbro8]

Thanks for sharing Andrew

[@243WW]

Fantastic teaching. Methods are very much appreciated! Thanks

[@priscilladesert4078]

Great demonstration thank you

[@kumikoayers2904]

Thank you for the instruction which was so useful. I was wondering if you could help me as when I make a ball with a little hole, I always struggle to get rid of the water after I cleaned it in a pickle. Sometimes I thought I got rid of all the acid then a few weeks later I realised I found a residue of acid. How can I get rid of all the water? Thanks in advance x

[@Maria-rx6lb]

Thank you for this helpful video! But I wonder how you pickle the piece without getting pickle into the hole?

[@mckinneykathy6]

Thank you for helping me learn how to solder properly. I wonder if you have a video about soldering prongs (say 4 of them) onto a base to hold an oddly shaped stone. Do you solder each prong separately or try to solder all at once? Thanks.

[@smile9297]

So helpful thank you so much

[@stevetenney5098]

Great video; love your work, any chance Of an instruction for a mid evil pie crust ring setting?

[@harrystanley8602]

I wanted to thank you or your excellent videos. I am new at jewelry making and have learned so much from you. you

[@sandywood8437]

Thankyou for this tutorial im new to this type of jewellery making. I just couldn't get it right. Have now.

[@PaulLeMay3218]

Thank you for sharing another great tip. 😎🇨🇦

[@faybarrow5035]

It really makes sense but what about soldering into a bezel strip when looking to set a cabochon? So many failed attempts 😢, any advice would be gratefully received

[@alicerosa6766]

Very good instructions I've learned something new. Thank you for the explanation and great video👍👍.

[@petrichor7121]

That was a truly fascinating lesson.. very detailed and instructive! Thank you so much.. it's so apparent that you love what you do 😊

[@inderpalkaur6836]

You are amazing teacher.I am so thankful to you.

[@damnimsolucky7]

Thank you so much 😊

[@s.aura.h8084]

Finally got my jump ring soldered on! Life saver Andrew - as per! Thanks :D

[@DMurphyNM]

This was a brilliant teaching!! Thank you!!!

[@meowsaidthecat82]

Is it not better to remove the solder first before it eats in, and then solder the jumpring? Thank you for the explanation though:)

[@rgletiziaful]

Great job Andrew. Thank you for sharing.

[@tinxz2915]

great again!

[@jimbettridge3123]

Thanks Andrew!

[@SC-rb2jr]

Superb. You bring out some subtle points,that make the difference between good results and bad. I always come away feeling I know just what to do. Thank you.

[@marenc9648]

Hallo Andrew, thank you very much for your great video. I have one question... what happens with the wholes? Do they remain or do you solder the bail and the jumpring directly on the whole? Greetings from Germany

[@shoptwoblooms]

How do you set up your soldering to solder several pairs of posts on to the back of your small earrings at once? The other day I soldered 14 total to make 7 pairs & set each one up in a third arm w/ a clip which took awhile & figured there has to be a faster way to do this.

[@mygreenhousediary5947]

This is great, I’ve melted quite a few jump rings now, really appreciate this video!

[@shopkinsillystories5009]

Thank you for that Andrew, your video's are so helpful. I am having trouble soldering a small ring to a 3mm bezel cup with an earpin already soldered to it, any tips? Thank you

[@pauldegrande4]

Good Job, Berry!

[@rimonagale1625]

Great tutorial! Thank you. 😃

[@paolodavies6714]

excellent thank you

[@DreidMusicalX]

That was not exactly what I was looking to do when I crossed your video. But you taught me something for future jewelry making. Very interesting things to know, like not having them explode because a hole is there. But you said borax? I have that, did you also mix flux with borax? Or is it just borax that you're using. Subbed as well.

[@friendswithfairies3278]

Thank you, Andrew- this is very helpful!

[@LisaPilley-cq9zv]

so helpful

[@camgray72]

Perfect explanation! Thank you!

[@eaudehaj]

Newbies here... very informative.

[@fpsmizzy9954]

Hi there! My loop ring actually broke off my pendant so this is something I’d want to do- can I also use medal jewellery glue? The pendant is rather small and light? Or should I stick with soldering?

[@charissacherry834]

Thank you for your wonderful explanations, detailed information that is so very helpful.

[@Ty-ri7dy]

What happens to me is my tweezers tend to get stuck to the jump ring. Usually by heating them up slightly they will let go eventually, but sometimes the extra heat is just enough to melt and warp my jumpring/bail. Thanks for this tutorial, Andrew!

[@brainscrub7976]

Exactly what I needed, thank you!

[@54joon]

Bravo

[@karlheinzmrazek830]

Brilliant teaching!! Thank you!!!

[@jimallen199]

excellent instruction thanks Andrew

[@ma1900bi1900]

Is super thank you

[@amberrays1301]

Where can I get the bail, the solder, and third hand??

[@nachmanbayever6631]

I'm working on a piece that has thin wire wrapping kind of all around the heavier piece, and my flame is not precise enough to just hit the larger part, are there any techniques that can keep the wire from melting or will I need thermo-gel or a better flame?

[@debragallagher-gv2fc]

Hi Andrew, would it be possible to attach the bail with a soldering iron instead of the torch, please? Many thanks, Debbie

[@Atthebench]

Hi, no a soldering iron won't get the metal hot enough for the solder to melt

[@debragallagher-gv2fc]

@@Atthebench Hi Andrew, thank you for that and for such a fast reply. It looks like I will be investing in a torch and putting the fire brigade on standby! Many thanks, Debbie

[@ScottishLM]

Great video! I have so many cool resin balls. I was wondering, would it work soldering a jump ring on a small bezel cup upside down then gluing the cup to my ball. Would that work? Thanks

[@ingridsaab5413]

Hi Andrew Berry, thanks for teaching this skill. I have a question regarding the hole. Do you live the hole or do you cover it with more material? Thanks 🤗

[@Atthebench]

+Ingrid Saab it’s only a tiny hole so i would just leave it or fill it with a tiny bit of beeswax.

[@loisfrazier2834]

When you apply the borax, with a brush to your piece, how is the borax prepared? Is it mixed with water that it needs to b applied with a brush? Is it a multi part solution?

[@Atthebench]

We grind the borax cone on a non glazed dish with a little bit of water to produce a thin paste and then apply that

[@michaelbias3451]

Andrew..I'm having trouble soldering thin and small bezel gallery wire and I put a 14g bead wire at the base of the gallery wire..I always end up melting something...do you have any advice...I've heated from the bottom..from the top and still end up melting product.sometimes the solder just turns black and doesn't melt..what is going on please help me figure this out...

[@catalintzetzeradulescu568]

Thank you for all instruction, Andrew! Tell me, please, what liquid you add to the borax? Is just simply watter, or mixed with some bit of alcohol? Thank you in advance!

[@Atthebench]

Hi. Just plain water

[@catalintzetzeradulescu568]

Thank you, Sir! @@Atthebench

[@beatrixwright]

Hi Andrew, I have a question I was hoping you could help with: Is it possible to put a little easy solder over the hole (that usually allows air to escape when soldering) in the sphere if I don't heat it too much? Thank you! And thanks for your excellent videos!

[@lenastiward8657]

So that hole in the bead does not need to remain? Soldering the bail over the hole won’t cause an explosion?

[@Atthebench]

No as the air is already expanded

[@sergey9178]

Good instructable, as well as many other ones of yours. Andrew, thanks a lot for sharing with us your experience. IBy the way, I like you borax brush, I really do! :) Does it ever gets back to it's original shape? ;)

[@Trid2bnrml1]

There are some hateful people who just can't stand a good video...ignore them.

[@christopherj3367]

thumb bell smashed.

[@tenhats7036]

That video was very helpful, but ihave a question: when you pickle that piece, how do you avoid getting pickle into that hole?

[@gwaaiedenshaw8310]

I’m probably not being helpful here, because this is kind of the bane of my existence. I I deal with it in two ways, neither of which is “solving” it, so I will hope for more responses here. So the first thing is having backing soda dissolved in the rinse water. This neutralizes the acid so that if the rinse is incomplete you don’t get acid showing up inside the hollow form down the road. What you can get is chrystalized baking soda once it dries out, which is not a problem, you just need to have a second rinse bath that is plain water. The other thing that I always do is use a syringe to inject water into the cavity. I do this probably way more times than I need to. But I do it six to ten times. Aiming the tip this way and that. But it is a terrific amount of pressure inside. It still takes a while for the water to come out after this so I usually put it under a lamp, or something, and get busy with something else.

[@virginiaa126]

Have no clue as to what you’re doing, but it looks interesting.

[@antw6666]

I tried to solder a small silver ring to hold sea glass for a necklace pendant, the silver just melted before the solder! I am only using chefs torch, and I think the solder was easy or medium.

[@geraldreed1612]

when i want to learn & have lots of time l watch

[@leroyc179]

Andrew, your an excellent teacher, very clear and concise explanations. love the bloopers LOL but not borning your fingers, don't do that.

[@whywouldicare8618]

Man all your videos are great I can’t afford the membership to the website but this is just as good I’ve started silver smithing but I can’t seem to get it to pour it Melts but it doesn’t fully turn to liquid it like the top layer melts and the bottom is still hard any tips on how to get it to pour and what’s the acid you put it in to clean it I just sand it and wire brush bits to clean it or vinegar then sanding etc lol

[@Atthebench]

The metal is not getting hot enough. The surface nay be molten but the heat has not reached to the core, middle of the metal. More heat or a stronger or simply more time is needed to get the whole lot of metal molten. We use a safety pickle, sodium bisulphate, as a pickle