Oh, good, another fucking 20 minute video. I'm glad everybody makes videos I have to sit through for 20 minutes to see if it even contains the information I'm looking for, rather than web pages I could skim in 30 seconds to see if it had what I need or not. I really prefer to spend hours looking for information, rather than minutes.
Awl, you sound so upset😥! There there sweet child, there's always the progress bar to help you fast forward😉 Also this is a live stream, not one of our produced videos edited for conciseness. Thanks for the comment either way😘!
I agree, was just thinking the days of anyone writing down tech information are done. I will miss them. When I skim a video I invariably miss stuff, otoh before TH-cam none of this information was even available. This video was very long and disorganized though, tried to cover too much etc. still I'm grateful for the content
Just an interesting side note that in talking to the Smiths representative who has since retired he mentioned that the number one and number two tips on the two gas little torch usually won't light with a welding Striker and I found that the battery operated Striker works best. Although when Silver soldering I use a number 3 tip with oxy acetylene. it's so different than when you steel gas weld where you get that inner flame cone right up against the work versus when silver soldering where you're bathing it in the outer Flame. just learning how to get the neutral Flame on the two gas system took one evening to learn at a welding class. The old timers said they adjust it by the sound it makes but I got to the point where you get the two inner cones down to one but not so much so that it's over oxygenated as in a super bright blue flame. Also the people at Smith's and Rio Grande Supply said that once you've used oxyacetylene to Silver solder you don't want to go back to waiting a little bit longer using propane and oxygen. As you mentioned in the tapes it's All In what equipment you're used to using. For example I have used that Blazer torch to soft solder when in a pinch out on a job site but I can get in and out faster when I use the Smiths silversmith oxygen and Atmospheric torch like you've shown in the video. And as you mentioned you can use it with a bigger tip for silver soldering . Thank you for sharing
Great question! Yes there are applications for hard and soft solder. Most keys are assembled with hard solder. Posts themselves are hard soldered, and then that entire assembly is soft soldered onto the body. Most of the parts soldered onto the body tube are soft soldered. We do have a soldering course coming up this spring of 2024, feel free to write us at questions@musicmedic.com for more info!
Oh, good, another fucking 20 minute video. I'm glad everybody makes videos I have to sit through for 20 minutes to see if it even contains the information I'm looking for, rather than web pages I could skim in 30 seconds to see if it had what I need or not. I really prefer to spend hours looking for information, rather than minutes.
Awl, you sound so upset😥! There there sweet child, there's always the progress bar to help you fast forward😉 Also this is a live stream, not one of our produced videos edited for conciseness. Thanks for the comment either way😘!
I agree, was just thinking the days of anyone writing down tech information are done. I will miss them. When I skim a video I invariably miss stuff, otoh before TH-cam none of this information was even available. This video was very long and disorganized though, tried to cover too much etc. still I'm grateful for the content
Wonderful video !!!
Thank you very much!
Just an interesting side note that in talking to the Smiths representative who has since retired he mentioned that the number one and number two tips on the two gas little torch usually won't light with a welding Striker and I found that the battery operated Striker works best. Although when Silver soldering I use a number 3 tip with oxy acetylene.
it's so different than when you steel gas weld where you get that inner flame cone right up against the work versus when silver soldering where you're bathing it in the outer Flame.
just learning how to get the neutral Flame on the two gas system took one evening to learn at a welding class. The old timers said they adjust it by the sound it makes but I got to the point where you get the two inner cones down to one but not so much so that it's over oxygenated as in a super bright blue flame.
Also the people at Smith's and Rio Grande Supply said that once you've used oxyacetylene to Silver solder you don't want to go back to waiting a little bit longer using propane and oxygen.
As you mentioned in the tapes it's All In what equipment you're used to using. For example I have used that Blazer torch to soft solder when in a pinch out on a job site but I can get in and out faster when I use the Smiths silversmith oxygen and Atmospheric torch like you've shown in the video. And as you mentioned you can use it with a bigger tip for silver soldering . Thank you for sharing
Of course than you for the kind comment!
This is a good video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What type of wire is needed to hold down that will not allow anything to stick to it?
We use binding wire, you can find that here: www.musicmedic.com/carbon-steel-binding-wire.html
When hard soldering silver plated instruments with the smiths little torch I melt the silver plate around the site, how do I avoid this?
Are their parts that I should use hard vs soft lacquer? Should posts always be hard or is soft better?
Great question! Yes there are applications for hard and soft solder. Most keys are assembled with hard solder. Posts themselves are hard soldered, and then that entire assembly is soft soldered onto the body. Most of the parts soldered onto the body tube are soft soldered. We do have a soldering course coming up this spring of 2024, feel free to write us at questions@musicmedic.com for more info!
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