I am new to silversmithing, having only made about 4 rings, and a few
pendants. I am in the process of making a turquoise bracelet for my
wife, and I am having a few problems. I’ve completed six bezels, and
am now trying to figure out a way to join them together. I’ve made
several different sizes, and shapes of jump rings, and settled on a
half jump ring to be soldered to both sides of each bezel, and a jump
ring between to join the bezels together. For some reason I am
unable to solder the jump rings to the bezels. I used medium solder
for the bezels, and am trying to use easy solder to join the jump
rings. So far, all I have been able to do is run the solder along the
jump ring. It never goes to the joints. I’ve tried different size
tips on my smith torch, but I get the same result regardless which
tip I use. I would like to finish this project before Christmas. I
would appreciate any helpful advice from the group. You are welcome
to e-mail me personally if you care to.
Thank you,
Jed