{"id":3526,"date":"2016-05-11T08:20:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T07:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zilvera.nl\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2016-05-11T08:20:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T07:20:39","slug":"step-by-step-ssilver-ring-soldering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zilvera.nl\/nl\/step-by-step-ssilver-ring-soldering\/","title":{"rendered":"Step-by-step silver ring soldering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Silver ring soldering, and soldering in general, are exciting topics to write about. I have already written a number of <a href=\"http:\/\/zilvera.nl\/soldering-silver-tips-and-tricks-part-i\/\" target=\"_blank\">blogs<\/a>\u00a0on <a href=\"http:\/\/zilvera.nl\/soldering-fine-silver-tips-and-tricks\/\" target=\"_blank\">soldering<\/a>. And\u00a0the learning process still goes on. In this blog I would like to share my experience in step-by-step silver ring soldering<\/p>\n<p>Before going into steps it is useful to know which types of silver solder are available on the market.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\"><em>Silver solder type<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"378\"><em>Melts between ( <sup>o<\/sup>C )<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\">Extra Easy<\/td>\n<td width=\"378\">667-709<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\">Easy<\/td>\n<td width=\"378\">705-723<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\">Medium<\/td>\n<td width=\"378\">720-765<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\">Hard<\/td>\n<td width=\"378\">745-778<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"226\">Extra hard*<\/td>\n<td width=\"378\">730-800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6>*Recommended for fine silver only, since sterling silver can get damaged at temps above 760 deg\u00a0C\u00a0.<\/h6>\n<p>All solder types should be available in your atelier. More types means more freedom and more possible steps in silver ring soldering. Rings are actually the jewelry pieces which require most assembling steps (as compared to pendants or earrings), because they consists of two main elements: the ring top and the ring shank. Each of these elements is in its turn an assembly, even the ring shank which may consist of several wires. This is why silver ring soldering sequence is so important.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">The rule of the thumb is to plan the whole assembly of the silver ring soldering step by step starting with the hardest solder possible. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can draw a sequence with numbers and types of solder.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I always start with the ring top as being more challenging and more important for the general look of the ring. But one can also start with the shank. For rings with a stone I start with the bezel. I use the hardest possible solder to fasten the bezel ends together.\u00a0Because the bezel solder joint is very sensitive to heat during subsequent soldering it would be better not to place it on a crtitical spot (such as close to the bail and other elements to be soldered later). Or protect it by wrapping during the subsequent soldering.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ring-top-Soldering-sequence.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3531 size-full\" src=\"\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ring-top-Soldering-sequence.png\" alt=\"silver ring soldering sequence\" width=\"830\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ring-top-Soldering-sequence.png 830w, https:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ring-top-Soldering-sequence-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When the ring top is ready &#8211; clean and pickled and sure that all elements are fastened, I make the shank to size and then attach the shank to the top. There are two basic options to attach the ring top to the ring shank (see below).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Two-options-soldering-ring-shank-to-top.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3532 size-full\" src=\"\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Two-options-soldering-ring-shank-to-top.png\" alt=\"silver ring soldering sequence\" width=\"770\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Two-options-soldering-ring-shank-to-top.png 770w, https:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Two-options-soldering-ring-shank-to-top-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatever option you chose, make sure that this step is final. So you can relax and use the easy solder here. But I would leave the extra easy type just in case the ring will need to be repaired or resized in the future.<\/p>\n<p>And what if you don&#8217;t have <em><strong>all<\/strong><\/em> these solder types available for the complete soldering sequence? There is always a possibility to protect the already present solder joints from de-soldering by wrapping them in heat resistant wool, covering with clay or other heat-resistant material &#8211; and then using the solder of the same hardness.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Protecting-existent-solder-joints-from-desoldering.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3537 aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Protecting-existent-solder-joints-from-desoldering-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"Protecting existent solder joints from desoldering\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Protecting-existent-solder-joints-from-desoldering-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zilvera.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Protecting-existent-solder-joints-from-desoldering.jpg 689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read also this\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.richard-whitehouse.co.uk\/soldering%20notes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Great article on silver soldering<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silver ring soldering, and soldering in general, are exciting topics to write about. I have already written a number of blogs\u00a0on soldering. And\u00a0the learning process still goes on. In this blog I would like to share my experience in step-by-step &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zilvera.nl\/nl\/step-by-step-ssilver-ring-soldering\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1284],"tags":[1266,1262],"class_list":["post-3526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soldering","tag-rings","tag-soldering"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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