I've been interested in soft soldering for a while but felt lost on where to try and learn it until I came across your channel! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :)
Great information. Thank you for sharing it!😊❤ I started with the hardware store soft solder and low temp soldering iron. I tried different fluxes, and different silver solders. 🤦♀️😅😂 What a mess!! I was so frustrated, but I just hadn't found the right information yet. Well, I guess you could say I learned a lot, 😂 😉 and I ruined several irons before I finally got an adjustable temp iron, silvergleem solder, and novacan flux. Lol, helps to have the proper tools and equipment. I have several of your books, and so enjoy learning this wonderful craft. Thank you for sharing and teaching what you know.😊❤
@@LauraBethLove I've been looking for someone like you, that can explain things in an interesting way that doesn't drag on forever and sticks to the key points.
Someone told me i should have separate soldering irons for lead free and lead solder? Is that true? I clean my iron thoroughly between the two. What do you think?
I honestly think that’s overkill! If you’re cleaning well in between, I think there’s very very little risk. Understand also that even with modern day dinnerware that you buy at any store today will have some amount of lead in it. They are just recommended guidelines set by the government that it has to be under a certain amount to be safe. So, my short answer would be that you could do that if you want, but I don’t think it’s entirely necessary. I think some folks can go exuberantly overboard and this may be an example of that. Now, would I be going back-and-forth constantly, hard no. Then I would definitely have two separate ones. Use your best judgment!
Great info!
I've been interested in soft soldering for a while but felt lost on where to try and learn it until I came across your channel! Thank you for sharing your knowledge :)
Great! Have fun soldering!
Great information. Thank you for sharing it!😊❤ I started with the hardware store soft solder and low temp soldering iron. I tried different fluxes, and different silver solders. 🤦♀️😅😂 What a mess!! I was so frustrated, but I just hadn't found the right information yet.
Well, I guess you could say I learned a lot, 😂 😉 and I ruined several irons before I finally got an adjustable temp iron, silvergleem solder, and novacan flux. Lol, helps to have the proper tools and equipment. I have several of your books, and so enjoy learning this wonderful craft. Thank you for sharing and teaching what you know.😊❤
So glad to help! Learning by trial and error is the best way to learn so you really did it the right way!
I didn’t see the link for the soft solder safe for jewelry. Can you provide it?
Here you will find a list of all my recommendations for tools and materials: www.amazon.com/shop/laurabethlove
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the Super Thanks! 💗
@@LauraBethLove I've been looking for someone like you, that can explain things in an interesting way that doesn't drag on forever and sticks to the key points.
Hi, do you have a link to the lead free solder you use? Great work and thank you!
It's under favorite tools and materials www.amazon.com/shop/laurabethlove
Someone told me i should have separate soldering irons for lead free and lead solder? Is that true? I clean my iron thoroughly between the two. What do you think?
I honestly think that’s overkill! If you’re cleaning well in between, I think there’s very very little risk. Understand also that even with modern day dinnerware that you buy at any store today will have some amount of lead in it. They are just recommended guidelines set by the government that it has to be under a certain amount to be safe. So, my short answer would be that you could do that if you want, but I don’t think it’s entirely necessary. I think some folks can go exuberantly overboard and this may be an example of that. Now, would I be going back-and-forth constantly, hard no. Then I would definitely have two separate ones. Use your best judgment!
@LauraBethLove thanks! That's what I thought.
@@nygrl6102 I forgot to add - you can always just have two tips and change them out. You don't need an entirely separate iron.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the Super Thanks! 💗