What is the very best solder flow retardant?

Betty ,

Thx

I’ll imvestigate further with your suggestion

Eileen

Thanks for the explanation! That makes sense.

When I’m soldering a chain necklace, I use a third-hand to hold the link I’m soldering and let the other links dangle. The tweezers work well as a heat-sink.

Hope you find something that works for you!

Hi Eileen,

hmm,…I was just thinking…I saw that you mentioned not preferring a mechanical solution…but…would it work for you to thread the snake chain through the flower and then perhaps ball up the end of the chain, (or fuse/ solder an tiny ball to the end of the chain), and then pull it back into the flower…? (avoid the heat sink…) may add a bit of movement/ articulation to the flower…not sure if you want than…just thinking…

(sorry for the late post! you are probably done and gone with this necklace already:grin:)

Julie

That is a very handy trick! Thanks for sharing.