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Thank you 😊 that's very kind of you to say.

Hey Gabby, I am glad you liked this video. All right, Fusing should be used for attaching parts that are part of the main body of your structure. Bezels and other smaller parts that may hold stones or serve as a working part, such as a springs and prongs should be soldered. When we uses fusing it does change the structural make up of the metal. The molecules grow and may cause the metal to become annealed or brittle. Which is fine for the larger structor of a piece but not great if it is a bezel that holds a stone. Isopropyl alcohol (for firescale protection). I uses isopropyl alcohol and boric acid powder instead of denatured alcohol because I found out that when denatured alcohol is burned the chemical make up is very difficult for your body to process. Thus you are slowly poisoning yourself over time. 90% Isopropyl alcohol burns just as well in my opinion and it is much safer. I am not a doctor or a chemist but I play one on KZfaq, however, a good friend of mine is. So I am rolling with the isopropyl alcohol. I prefer to be safe then sorry. Always use ventilation when soldering or fusing. Okay, I am done on this subject. :) The burnishing tool? It’s a good one! Your right I thought there would be a source for this but I am not seeing them out there. The one I found is so over priced I cant in good conscience recommend it. I may have to make some a put them on my website for people to order. Give me a little time to check on a few other sources. I basically took a steel nut and made a fitting for the inside of it and then put it on a small mandrel. Anyway I will get back to you on that one. Be sure to join the blog on my website if you haven't already. I will put a post as soon as I get a reasonably price supplier. As always thanks for the comments. Keep on rocking with your jewelry. All the best, Michael

Thanks so much!

Gloden ScrollSaw Stuff I agree, and he’s so down to earth and very comfortable in what he does. I’m subscribing.

Glad you liked it!

loveit Thanks so much for your kind words. I will see what I can do to demonstrate that. All the best, Michael

Thank you

mitsos papas Thanks for the comment😀 Here is a link to the boric acid explanation. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aaidp8-Y05bbe2g.html The boric acid is a way to prevent fire scale. All the best, Michael

So true 😀. Your hired! I never even thought about that. Lol. All the best, Michael Thanks for the comment 😊👍

Hello Richard, The fusing that I did I used a ball bur to get a semi close fit. If you are just starting out with this process I would recommend adding three smaller pieces to slowly fill the hole until it looks solid. The short answer is always have a pretty close fit. There are exceptions to the rule. When I work in platinum I leave a larger gap and allow the melting metal fill the gap. I seems to work better that way with platinum. Gasses will normally find there way out and leave you with another smaller hole. That is most likely what happen with my piece. If it happens re-drill the cavity and add another smaller piece of metal to fill it. If you are working with a largely hollow object and you are applying heat make sure that you drill a small hole somewhere for the pressure to escape. I have seen charms explode while being repaired. But if you are doing something pretty straight forward such as filling a pit you should be fine. My pendant had a very large hole. I hope to avoid this cast problem in the future. :) I hope this helps. All the best, Michael

Thanks for giving excellent information.

Yes, find the 90% alcohol. It burns off better than the 70%. Be sure to mix it with boric acid powder. You can use a 50/50 mix or something like 33% boric and 66% alcohol. Both should work. All the best, Michael

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY Thank you. I hope you will continue to do your jewelry videos. You're a natural teacher.

Make sure is clean and also make sure you use Flux.

Also u need patience, u will melt many things before u get it right, specially when u don't have someone looking over your shoulder helping. It takes a good eye and reflexes to pull the flame out just at the perfect time when solders melts. A lot of it you will learn with experience..like this guys video, he got the job done, but I can tell that he can learn a few things to make he's craft better and get things done way easier.. I have been doing this for over 40 years. I don't want to put anybody down, I'm still learning new ways to make things easier and better my self .

I would still recommend using solder on chains.

Hello Dawn, Yes you can totally do that. After you melt them into the shape you like, I add a little easy gold solder on on side and then place them on the piece you're working on. Slowly heat the silver and gold till the easy solder melts and hopefully they stay in place. Good luck and have fun. All the best, Michael

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY thanks very much 🌹

Hey Mark, Yes it can be done but you will have to be really carful. I have done this on rings before. Mostly for electricians how had got zapped and melted their rings. If you can cut a piece of charcoal block and insert it into the middle of the ring to keep the ring from collapsing when you heat it. Hope this helps.

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY thank you. I was considering pouring a little amount of molten gold into the cavity first to create a piece that fits the shape exactly. Then fusing that. Is that likely to work do you think ?

@@marktobin745 That might be a little risky. Try melting a piece that is close to the size of the hole and then add more gold if needed.

O’ yes it would

Hello Chris, yes it can. I would heat up the ring first and then change the size of your torch tip to a smaller tip. You will have to work fast so that the ring doesn’t cool down. Just have everything set up ahead of time.

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY thank you that's set my mind at ease

k c That’s a good question. In this instance it is actually the boric acid powder being heated to its molten glass form. Different minerals will create different color flames as they burn. As a kid they had campfires kits that you could throw on the fire to change the color. Zinc was one of them. Okay, I’m going down a rabbit hole now, so I’ll stop here. 😀

It creates a glassy film that helps to prevent the alloys in the metal from mixing with oxygen during the heating process. Without the fire coat metal will be stained black and copper. Here is a link to the fire coat video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aaidp8-Y05bbe2g.html Thanks for the comment.

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY I watched the video. But what is the difference between letting it get dirty and then pickling it and what you are doing with the fire coat? Don't they end up the same? or does this also protect from fire scale?

@@josephirani2261 The fire coat protects from fire scale. Without it the silver or gold can become permanently stained with fire scale. The pickle can only remove a portion of fire scale. Another added bonus to using fire coat is that it helps solder flow when you are soldering.

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY Thanks for the info

True that! I should have put a larger vent on it as well. Can’t remember but I might have been low on gold the day I cast. Thanks for the comment 😎

donald asbury Hello Donald, I hold the flex shaft a couple ways depending on the work I am doing. When I cut seats during stone setting I hold it like a pencil. This gives me control when making fine tuned cuts. However, I hold the flex shaft like a hammer to apply leverage and help prevent my burs from skipping across the rest of my project. When I teach classes on this I start everyone out holding it like a pencil. Both are important to use, at least that’s what I think. Someone said to me me once you get good at what you practice, so why not practice both. 😃 Thanks for the comment, that was a good question. All the best, Michael

@@GotchaRocksJewelryDIY Thanks for your reply--I too taught classes back in the 70's but never taught the hammer method---however , as you stated, it may have it's benefits .

LOL. That sounds amazing. Send me a sketch. :)

How many using the voice thingy and it was messing up but you get what I was trying to say

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But what would be the best liquid to use the gold with the diamond the crystal diamond

Hello Hayden, Good question, this is called o oxidation and maybe a little firescale. When I heat the metal beyond the temperature that you would need for soldering you may experience some oxidation. Firescale is also a possibility. Firescale is when the metal is heated to a point where the alloy comes to the surface. In this case the alloy was copper. This is where the pickle solution come in to play. It will help to remove any discoloration. A little sanding and polishing is necessary as well. Oxidation can be something that happens if there isn't enough boric acid in the fire coating. For the most part this is a fairly common occurrence. That being said I don't like it when it happens. But it is fixable. Thank you for your question 😊. If you find that you are having it happen during soldering lower your torch temperature and uses more boric acid in your fire coating. All the best, Michael

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