Tutorial: Sterling Silver Wave Cuff Bracelet

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Tutorial for making a sterling silver cuff bracelet with a wave design.
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@malcolmthompson9848 3 жыл бұрын

Best practice for sweat soldering is to heat the thickest piece and draw the solder from the soldered piece to the non-soldered piece. In this case, putting the bracelet on a screen and heating from below would give the best chance of complete bonding and it might reduce the amount of firescale on the visible surface. Also note that every time you melt solder, you slightly increase the melting temp of that solder.

@esclerovida615 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job! Thank you for the video, I learnt a lot!!!

@lynnettekutzleb5219 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Pat! Love your work!

@patcahillmetalworks322 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@themacz1671 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice work thanks for sharing your skills 👍👍

@genechavez3253 7 ай бұрын

Very nice work and I like your technique!

@maudale Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@jarlathmcnee3833 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, great elegant project, covering basic skill used to full effect. Beautiful

@vladimirkovacevic1656 3 жыл бұрын

awesome bracelet

@patcahillmetalworks322 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@susane945 3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous! You're so creative and very talented. Thanks for sharing your skills with us! 😊😊☀️

@patcahillmetalworks322 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you that is very nice of you to say.

@rommelpangilinan829 2 жыл бұрын

nice vid,thanks

@patcahillmetalworks322 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@ClydeTheLuckyCat 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you this was very helpful. May I ask what gauge sterling are you using? Also, where could I find a rotating fire stone like that? I've looked around and can't find one.

@patcahillmetalworks322 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ellen: The base is sizing stock that is 2mm thick or 12 gauge, For the top accent I use 22 gauge sterling silver sheet, you can go up to 20 gauge if you prefer. The rotating soldering station can be found at many places Rio Grande has them, so does Contenti and many other places.

@ClydeTheLuckyCat 2 жыл бұрын

@@patcahillmetalworks322 Thanks so much. I was looking for a rotating annealing block. no wonder I couldn't find it LOL. I'm going to try my hand at this with copper. Thanks so much for the great videos.

@stevenduryea6482 2 жыл бұрын

If I wanted to order the exact silver pieces you used what sizes are they? I’m having trouble figured out what I’m ordering on rio grande. I have a client that wants a silver smithed cuff type bracelet and I think this would be amazing for it. I’ve never done any silver smithing before so this is going to be an adventure for me lol

@patcahillmetalworks322 2 жыл бұрын

Google sizing stock I don't believe that Rio sells sizing stock in sterling silver. The places I get it don't sell to the general public, Stuller Inc. or Hoover and Strong. The size used for this cuff is 10mm wide by 2mm thick.

@Christine-rg2ev 3 жыл бұрын

This is a brilliant tutorial. I wish I had watched it before I spoiled a copper cuff bracelet I was making using this technique (I am a beginner so I test everything in copper first). When you solder the wave part to the base, how do you know when to stop heating it?

@patcahillmetalworks322 2 жыл бұрын

Look at the edges of the wave you should see a flash of solder on the edge all the way around.

@Christine-rg2ev 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Pat. I think I did not have the little solder pieces close enough to the edges.

@EliseJens 4 жыл бұрын

great work, Pat! You mentioned your cuff was over 6 inches long... exactly how long did you make it? Mens or womens?

@patcahillmetalworks322 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Elise, this cuff can be for a man or a woman, I made this one for a client that wanted a cuff for a 7 inch wrist. The sterling silver was 6 inches long and had a gap of 1.25 inch which can be adjusted to obtain a custom fit. I hope that answers you question.

@parkerstafford1515 3 жыл бұрын

Huh

@tonyandbevjordan7363 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for such great videos. Bev.J. N.Z.

@lenastiward8657 10 ай бұрын

Could you texture the wave piece prior to sweat soldering? Just curious. I would be nervous to slip and mar the under piece.

@patcahillmetalworks322 10 ай бұрын

Yes I believe you could but it is pretty easy to do after, there is a ridge from the sweat soldered piece that helps to prevent slipping onto it.

@tammygurl64 Жыл бұрын

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@tanviranjum6463 Жыл бұрын

How much cost it will be around, my brother?

@mugshot1970 3 жыл бұрын

If i was making this for a wrist of 15cm circumference, how big would the gap need to be?

@patcahillmetalworks322 3 жыл бұрын

About 2 cm

@lindagoldberg2325 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of burr did you use to get the matte finish?

@patcahillmetalworks322 3 жыл бұрын

I used a diamond burr

@patcahillmetalworks322 3 жыл бұрын

Doh sorry I misread your question the matte finish is made with a red wheel, the textured finish is the one that uses a diamond burr.

@someoneyoudontknow7407 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a place I can order one of these?

@patcahillmetalworks322 3 жыл бұрын

That particular one sold but I do have a very similar one available at my web site here is a link to that product: patcahillmetalworks.com/product/wave-cuff/

@dianneharris2234 4 жыл бұрын

What gauge is your bracelet blank and wave. Thanks Dianne

@patcahillmetalworks322 4 жыл бұрын

The base is sizing stock that is 2mm thick or 12 gauge, For the top accent I use 22 gauge sterling silver sheet, you can go up to 20 gauge if you prefer.

@sandragusmao7778 Жыл бұрын

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@Judathehero 3 жыл бұрын

What's the bottom stock? Silver?

@patcahillmetalworks322 3 жыл бұрын

Sterling silver the whole cuff is made from sterling silver

@iwoncin 4 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to sweat solder using paste solder?

@patcahillmetalworks322 4 жыл бұрын

I never use paste solder I don't like it

@patcahillmetalworks322 4 жыл бұрын

I should explain a bit more sorry. I tried paste solder once and I didn't like the results, it actually left small pits in the silver, I have never used it after that. But I should say that I only used it once so I am no expert on its application your results may be different.

@iwoncin 4 жыл бұрын

@@patcahillmetalworks322 Thank you, Love your work