How To Sweat Solder An Ear Ring Post Onto A Clogau Gold Ear Ring

[@WalkNancy]

I always learn so much from you. Thank you!

[@COLCI2009]

You’re an AMAZING metalsmith/teacher! Thank you so much for these free tutorials! They really are INVALUABLE to me!😎😃❤️💛🧡💜💙💚

[@elisazulueta9535]

Amazing, best tutorial ever, sweat soldering, tips and techniques.. ❤thank you so much ❤

[@amberjojola5007]

Melted my first earring post, came here. Got it to stick but lacked confidence it was soldered so ended up melting again 😖😖 lol REWATCHED AGAIN and got the new post to stick and im just going to trust the process lol thanks for the quick, thorough video!!! 😂🎉🎉🎉

[@jderuiter5281]

Yes, just came to that conclusion, trying to solder on a silver 'curl' onto a large copper earring. It melted in half. Then actually did try to do the sweat soldering, even before seeing this. That worked much better. :-) Thank you. Good to see this and check the details again.

[@flowerpower7389]

Thank you for your videos they have helped me so much, also demonstrating with our beautiful Welsh clogau gold. Really inspired me .

[@cathyellington7599]

I am in the process of getting everything I need to start working on soldering. I love all your videos. I have a question about fluxing. How does fluxing protect metal and allows pieces to be soldered at same time. I guess am referring to when you covered front of earring with flux. Then you fluxed places to be soldered knowing metal needs fluxing before heating so solder will flow. Thank you for all the videos. I watch all the time.

[@leilanivillanueva-miranda7573]

Love the video. I wish I could do it just like that, but I have to learn more.😅

[@trinitysweet1]

Thanks for video on soldering gold. Hard to find goldsmiths demonstrating how to work with gold. Would be nice to see you set stones in gold as it is a hard metal to move.

[@allanthompson9695]

Great advice and tip. Thanks Andrew.

[@SpikesMavic]

Excellent vid, thank you very much

[@Atthebench]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BriarthornAJ]

You make this look so easy!!!

[@nams37]

Thank you sir

[@timthejewler]

Thanks Andrew, great tips as always! Cheers!

[@jettevittrup9935]

Great instructions - as always 😊👍👍👍

[@teamskovhugger8135]

😉👍 nice job. Once again a great video ,you explain it very good, I allways learn something new and usefull that i can put in my toolbox, thank you so much 🙂👍

[@marcha61]

Great tutorial! Thanks Andrew!

[@cpayne1757]

Would you consider making a video on working with gold? Many of us have only worked with silver, and some basics on how to get started would be SO helpful. Thanks! -

[@pamsmith7369]

Any tips to solder a 14 my white post onto a sterling head?

[@ctgardener6026]

Perfecto! Thanks Mary Torello

[@rebeccakanoff1681]

Thank you Andrew.

[@randymurray934]

Brilliant as always

[@Orly752]

Hi Andrew! Could you please show how you make and bend a knife-edge ring shank?

[@jimmonaco1546]

Well done very informative 👍

[@sy-yahyisrael2079]

great job...I have a question what did you dip the earring ....also what is the name if..thank you

[@marknarouz4337]

God bless you

[@ThuyNguyen-cc1br]

Thank you

[@mary-annkieckhaben5026]

Thank you i learning much from your thank you

[@leighshell1784]

Nice, Andrew! Thank you!!

[@060976SHO]

Which type of solder did you use please Andrew?

[@princesszoeylynn]

Loved the video💜

[@chrisstaylor8377]

Nice

[@nusberg9300]

Эндрю.А почему Вы работаете на портативных газовых горелках,а не на бензиновых?

[@PatrickPoet]

I loved this. It covered so many things. I wish you'd mentioned the type of solder, though.

[@guidelineuk]

Easy solder for repairs

[@annh3599]

Great tip! Thanks!

[@peterford9369]

do you think that method would work on a silver tea pot I have that the handle has popped off?

[@barryblack1411]

Heating the post will soften the gold. Twisting the post will work harden the gold, making it stiffer.

[@Dharlanna]

If the handle is a lot smaller than the pot you very well may end up sweat soldering it to get it to work without melting the smaller bit. In my experience though, these little butane torches, while great for most small jobs like he's doing here, are not large enough for something like a tea pot. Personally I think if you are soldering anything much larger than about 25mm or so you might need a larger torch.

[@peterford9369]

Debbie Minter Thank you Debbie. I have both an oxyacetylene set and just an acetylene plumbers torch for soldering, so heats no problem. I've just never worked with silver and folks have warned over heating may affect plating if not solid which I think handle may be. I'm doing this for a neighbor so don't wanna mess it up. That's why the research. Thanks for the help from people who've given advice. Its great to hear possibilities. Also shows how many people have desire and love of this type of work. Thanks again.

[@Dharlanna]

If it's plated I would never attempt it. You can't know what the base metal is and the plating will almost certainly be affected. Solid silver is a whole different story.

[@peterford9369]

Debbie Minter Hi Debbie, I am almost sure the tea pot itself is silver but am questioning the handle. Haven't yet cleaned off old connection materials on the pot it's self. but under side of spot where came apart is a crater of maybe solder and in center of crater is high gloss silver. So am assuming pot is solid silver and buy decore on handle I believe handle is plated. Whatever I decide to do, am looking at just enough heat to flow silver solder and create a good bond. As you said, over heat and will mess up finish,,,, don't wanna go there. Have you ever used solder paste? And if so, what's your opinion? Thanks for writing back..

[@barryblack1411]

Nice job!

[@michaelmcglashan6117]

Props flux? How did you make it please?

[@michaelmcglashan6117]

Sorry spell checker prips flux?

[@peterford9369]

how did twisting the post at the end strengthen the post?

[@sagelise]

Peter, it work hardens the metal.

[@peterford9369]

Angel Elise ,Thank u Angel. Sounds like a scientific answer to me. Changing molecules and such. Leave it to a lady to have the smart answers. Was curious. Now if you have the practical answer to my teapot question. 😊. Thanks again.

[@sagelise]

Sorry, I don't have enough experience for that, I'm sure Andrew knows though :)

[@peterford9369]

I can hope. Nice to have helpful watchers of these videos cause sometimes the actual utubers won't respond. Saw your site of created item's. Look nice. I'm a carpenter so delicate works are appreciated. Thanks for the response.

[@sagelise]

Andrew is pretty good about answering questions, but time difference plays a part of delays :) Thank you for the compliment about my work. I wish I had time to work more often, in another couple years I am hoping to be able to devote much more time to this, I enjoy it more than anything else I've done.

[@gopaldaasonlinecoaching4747]

Sir,give us silver and gold solder making vedio..

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

Do you have to match the gold carat ?

[@kathryncastanares525]

It would be best. If you're doing it for yourself, or a friend and it's not a big deal to neither them nor you. Then I'm sure it won't be a problem as far as adhering the post to the earring. But if you are selling the earrings, you must match the karat gold to comply with any laws on gold. Although every place is different, most places require a specific karat stamped onto the jewelry piece and if you had two or more different karats mixed together it would not only be hard to essay, or know what to stamp. But it would also contaminate the gold. Especially if you mixed a lower karat into a higher karat. Some places make it illegal to sell gold at a certain weight or percentage and not have an essay an karat stamp. And I'm sure its illegal everywhere to stamp it as something its not. Like if you took a 10k gold piece and soldered a 14k gold post and stamped it 14k.etc. I know that's not necessarily what you asked and I went overboard a bit.lol but I just wanted to try to give an example of what i mean by my answer. Sorry.lol hope i was a little help

[@ابومهندالناصر-س8ض]

thank yuo

[@inesmillsjewelry8426]

genius​!

[@AngelaKaySams]

Thank you @andrewberryuk ! I am soldering a bunch of earrings today! ;-) x0 @angelaksams

[@master8metall]

Ногти всю красоту работы испортили.

[@Ottonic6]

That piece looked thick enough, couldn't you drill a tiny hole into it for a more firm connection? Also, easy on the your caffeine intake prior to doing this.

[@cosmicaudio4589]

I'm so Far Right..... from the Left wing, that I'm almost exactly in the Center!! Just like the vast majority of ordinary people in the UK!😮

[@phoebebrown2883]

Clogau gold jewellery is made in China and the pieces only contain a miniscule amount of Welsh gold.