Sweat Soldering Basics

[@marylusky2224]

Thanks so much. Just purchased this torch as I have been having a problem sweat soldering a piece of silver to copper and realized I needed a bigger torch. Thanks for showing me how to use it

[@lucianoharold8449]

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[@colinniko8574]

@Luciano Harold Instablaster ;)

[@lucianoharold8449]

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[@lucianoharold8449]

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[@colinniko8574]

@Luciano Harold No problem xD

[@incantationsbykaryn]

Miraculously I just gave this technique a "good guess" on a pair of earrings i made and I see I was correct! Yay for me (for once!) Lol. Now I know that I probably should use my chip solder for this 😆. It's all good though. I would like to know if you could show us how to solder an edge if braided wire to the end of a ring. Its been driving me insane and now I have solder all over the ring shank! 😂 Thank you!

[@stephaniesummers67]

Love your quick videos. I can watch many without getting bogged down. One thing though, Could you do one on map gasses? I am using propane, and need a hotter flame.

[@flyingcheff]

Solder has flown? Does it fly? Love the counterweight on the screen, a great tip! Thank you!!

[@annh3599]

Thanks Berta! So helpful! 💕

[@janebaribeau4664]

Very informative.

[@elijahk9695]

I'm trying to sweat solder two pieces of copper sheet that are about twice the size of the ones in this video and it's not working and I've tried a lot of times. I think maybe it's because my torch is too small, I have a butane torch that is like a kitchen torch. I have gotten it to work once but that was on a really tiny piece of sterling silver onto copper.

[@stephaniesummers67]

My thought is yes, not enough heat, butane is the lowest temperature flames of the typical gasses that are used. FYI, sterling has a lower melting temp than copper. You can use just plain propane in a bottle. That is what I use with success, but it takes quite a long while to get hot enough...thinking about map.

[@jaredschrock5270]

Why am I getting "bubbles" trapped in-between the silver? It keeps happening and ruining all my silver ( i have no rolling mill to re-melt and roll back out, so really desperate here). Thank you for your time.

[@anniefredrickson6658]

I only have a butane torch. I havent had luck with the tripod is this why?

[@robertapihl76]

Depending on the size of your piece, you may require more heat. I have a $40 plumber’s torch as well for those situations but you have to remember to moderate your heat control so you don’t just melt everything ;) hope that helps!

[@robertapihl76]

Adding to that, steel is a heat sink and a butane torch won’t put out enough heat. ;)

[@deborahhardeman8802]

Hi have a question, I am trying to solder a bezel to a heavy sterling silver bracelet 8 gauge have tried everything I could think of, please help me😳😳😳😳😳 I am taking a break from FB so I have to ask you here.

[@robertapihl76]

Deborah Hardeman oh that’s HEAAAAAVY! LOTS of heat! What torch are you using?

[@stephaniesummers67]

I had success soldering onto 1 1.25 and 1.5 inch bracelet blanks...until I jumped to 2 inch. Darn nearly killed the applique that I was working with! The 2 inch with propane alone was too much metal to get to heat up at a high enough temp.