Also, additional thought, this is the video I've been trying to find forever. This is a soldering version! Every tutorial video I've found is just a diy gold leaf or glue... not what I wanted. SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS!
Just loved your video! Straightforward with no nonsense or crazy background music. well done. I have tons of gemstones, rocks and arrowheads and can't wait to give this a try.
Thank you so much for sharing . I work as a psychoanalyst , I treat many young people, often face to face is initially difficult. I have found w/ young artistic people 20's that projects such as this provides a wonderful venue for language / sharing. lovely
I found this video a few months ago and it encouraged me to buy a soldering iron. Once I was ready to try it out I couldn't find the video... SOOO happy to have found it again (and saving it this time!) There's no other video tutorials like this that I could find. Thank you so much for sharing!! :)
Thank you for making this video. I also have the 'third hand'. It gives me new excitement, that I can do this with a lot of the rocks I've polished, and make pendants with them!
If you wipe your iron on the sponge rather then tap it, or use a rag to wipe the tip it will work better. You also should “tin” the tip. You do this by cleaning the tip with a rag or even fine sandpaper then melting solder all over the tip, not the whole shaft. Use the tinned tip to do all the soldering. This process enables a quick heat transfer from iron to work. Wipe tip after each use. Before you unplug the iron thoroughly clean the tip then apply a heavy coat of solder. Let it cool. When you use it again, heat it up, clean it and tin it. This will make your work go much smoother.
Absolutely love this tutorial.....I don't care for the glue option with stones, and this is perfect for me to do. Thank you. It was no nonsense and to the point. Very rare in some of the videos I've perused prior. OX Kitty
I have collected Stones rocks gems forever and I've always wanted to know how to do this. Thank you for making it clear and concise video. I can't wait to try it😁
This video helped me and I’ve made my first two pendants and I love them. It’s cheaper and faster to make your own than to buy pendants when they all want to sell them at $100+ and making a huge profit when they paid like $20 at most to buy a stone
This is a great video-and I can’t wait to try it on some of my favorite stones. It seems like an economical way to hone this skill. Everything I learned previously said solder can not fill gaps, but in this method it can and is very flexible.
You are awesome!!! I can't wait to put this to use on some projects. Thank you so much. My first big project....make a wedding ring for my beautiful bride. 😍❤️
Wow, thank you for this fabulous posting! I’ve never done this, but am so looking forward to practicing and perfecting this method, really, really soon! Thank you!🙏💕
I've been looking for easy ways to do this with the many agates, jasper, crystals, fossils and other rocks I find on Lake Superior each summer. I like how you keep each rock whole and not slab cut. A great way to display a smaller to medium sized rock. I display larger agates around the house (2 lbs. 7 ounces was the largest this summer and a new personal best), but I average 100 to 200 agates each season (most smaller to about the size of a golf ball) and am looking for a creative way to display them or make them as gifts for loved ones. Thank you so much for the information. I've been looking into wire wrapping, but I do not have the patience and it tends to hide more of the agate.
This is soo cool! I love love love this informational tutorial so much. You are an angel for making this video for us. Absolutely awesome! ❤️ That is a great idea for souvenirs. I always seem to find the coolest looking rocks or “earth gems”, I call them, from everywhere I go because I purposely look for them. This makes me so excited to try. I thank you very much. Now I just need to find a third hand, for real, I already have everything else and I know how it solder.
What a great video, thank you for these! I've seen a few of them now, and I love 'em. They're informative without being pedantic, giving good instructions without being confusing. I've just subscribed. ^_^
Thank you. I subscribed.⬅️😊 hello from Florida 🌴 I was looking just for this technique. I want to learn how to solder and do electroplating. Your video was great. I learned allot today. Thank you. ✌️☮️🙏
I have been trying to do this for the past two hours 😢 I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe it's the Flux I'm using or maybe the solder. Ugh you make it look so easy.
I'd like to work with shells and sterling silver. Do you have a video on detailing shells with silver? Not sure where to start. Happy to offer payment for consulting. : )
Question. There are some agates with fractures that leave little options, but to face cut them, or slab cut. In that case, is it possible to wrap the tape and solder around the entire outside of the slab. In some instances, it would look nice.
I love this video. I use to work soldering electronic components. One time I try to fix my piece of jewelry and it didn't work. So I have up. Now I am taking metalsmith classes, but this video is perfect for my cheaper everyday wear proyects. One question. Can you solder copper wire on top of the copper tape, for a natural copper color.?
Hi Stacie, I was very happy to find your video for adding this kind of end cap for a rock or glass. Would it work for smooth crystals as well? I have been learning how to set cabochon stones in silver which is fun but very difficult and time consuming. I have some crystals that are too smooth to wrap so this technique could be perfect.
Thanks so much for sharing this technique. As a jewelry designer who works with metal fabrication, when I solder metal to metal they become one. I'm curious as to how the copper ends up adhering to the stone? Thanks so much!
+YaYa Spears The copper tape is sticky like scotch tape so it 'sticks' to whatever you are applying it to. Then you burnish it down using a bone folder, butter knife, Popsicle stick ect.
Thank you sooo much for this video! I'm just wondering what do you mean by "prepping your soldering iron" ? I have a soldering iron with different heads and I've ruined 3 already as it seems they can't handle the heat... Haha they just melt right into my projects
Brilliant!!! Love love love this!!! I got all the supplies to try it out now. I was confused at first thinking there's another cap thing that goes on top but I get it now that I've watched it a few times 🤦🏼♀️😂🤷🏼♀️ Ty so much for an excellent tut!!!💗
thanks so much for this video! im getting bad visible seams from the copper tape, do you have any tricks up your sleeve for getting the solder even over the seams? i tried putting a ton of flux and that didnt help :(
Rats! I've had this happen a couple times, I'd let the solder cool and then I'd try to "drip" another bead of solder onto the seam and spread it out quickly. It's like you're tricking solder into sticking if that makes sense? Haha
Hello, what temperature do you use your soldering iron at? And also when you say you apply e6000 glue, is that around the base of the solder on top of the copper tape and going on to the rock too once you’ve finished?
Hi!! Can you tell me if you can put a silver ring instead of a silver plated ring on top? Is that the same flux we use to work with silver jewellery? Thanks!!
Hello! This is awesome! I've been wondering what to do with the rocks I have been tumbling. Do you know whether the copper tape will stay on a polished rock?
Hi Stacie! I have a quick question. I tried this, but without copper tape. (Couldn't find any) And the lead-free solder just didn't stick. Do you have any idea if that's because of the lack of copper tape? Greetings from Belgium! ;-)
Priscilla Suchil You just wrap the tape around the bigger rocks! It's the same process-- you just might have to add a bit of E6000 superglue to the cap to make it adhere permanently on a larger rock.
If the tape ends up moving around on the rock after I finish, I just put a dot of E6000 glue in the cap and then it doesn't go ANYWHERE! (Even with water!) And on rust, I've had my pendants for 7ish years and they have not rusted!
Robert Moore Soldering is a pretty cheap process-- I'm not sure about gold! Might have to ask a real jewelry maker that question. (Don't know if they'd approve of my hardware store style. :P)
Thank you for this. Always wondered how to do it. Quick question(s) if I may. Can you use solder paste? And if so does the strength matter? Can you use a gas torch instead of an iron? Thanks again.
+Leah Firth No don't use a gas torch or solder paste! Those are for metalsmithing whereas this solder is used for electronics. Heating a rock or gem to torch temperatures may cause it to shatter.
Hi Stacie, thanks for such an awesome video! Do you use copper-colored solder wire for the copper caps? if so, where might I find it? I work mostly with brass and copper and I'd love to be able to do this with gold or copper-colored solder but I'm having a really hard time finding solder that melts at the temperature of the iron.
I got the copper tape here! :)) Hope this helps, look in the description and I've got a blog post with more details! www.amazon.com/Copper-Conductive-Adhesive-Width-Length/dp/B009KB86BU/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=starsforstree-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=5LUVBN37ZUBHMR52&creativeASIN=B009KB86BU
Also, additional thought, this is the video I've been trying to find forever. This is a soldering version! Every tutorial video I've found is just a diy gold leaf or glue... not what I wanted. SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS!
+Christina LaRoy seriously! me too!
Same as - a great video
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Just loved your video! Straightforward with no nonsense or crazy background music. well done. I have tons of gemstones, rocks and arrowheads and can't wait to give this a try.
Thank you so much for sharing . I work as a psychoanalyst , I treat many young people, often face to face is initially difficult. I have found w/ young artistic people 20's that projects such as this provides a wonderful venue for language / sharing. lovely
I found this video a few months ago and it encouraged me to buy a soldering iron. Once I was ready to try it out I couldn't find the video... SOOO happy to have found it again (and saving it this time!) There's no other video tutorials like this that I could find. Thank you so much for sharing!! :)
Thanks for a straight-forward tutorial that gets to the point!
Thank you so much for making a video on how to make a cap with a jump ring. This is the easiest way I've found. 😁
Great video, I'm a "serial" random rock collector,I seem to just pick the fancy ones up where ever I go,now I know what to do with them,thanks.....
Thank you for making this video. I also have the 'third hand'. It gives me new excitement, that I can do this with a lot of the rocks I've polished, and make pendants with them!
If you wipe your iron on the sponge rather then tap it, or use a rag to wipe the tip it will work better. You also should “tin” the tip. You do this by cleaning the tip with a rag or even fine sandpaper then melting solder all over the tip, not the whole shaft. Use the tinned tip to do all the soldering. This process enables a quick heat transfer from iron to work. Wipe tip after each use. Before you unplug the iron thoroughly clean the tip then apply a heavy coat of solder. Let it cool. When you use it again, heat it up, clean it and tin it. This will make your work go much smoother.
SparkeyDogfish as an electrical engineer, I approve of this
She did that
Exactly what I wanted to make more sense of some of my stone / gems. Now its time to see how tight it can be. Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks so much for posting the materials used in your description box...it makes life alot easier! :) new subscriber from NZ
Thanks so much for sharing. This makes trying my hand at soldering less overwhelming for me! Much love.
you should consider making the jump ring with the foil I did this today and it worked great gives it more of a homemade artasin look.
Absolutely love this tutorial.....I don't care for the glue option with stones, and this is perfect for me to do. Thank you. It was no nonsense and to the point. Very rare in some of the videos I've perused prior. OX Kitty
Thank you!!
If you don't care for glue with stones, then don't do this. The copper foil is glue backed and will not hold forever.
I have collected Stones rocks gems forever and I've always wanted to know how to do this. Thank you for making it clear and concise video. I can't wait to try it😁
So glad it might help!!
This video helped me and I’ve made my first two pendants and I love them. It’s cheaper and faster to make your own than to buy pendants when they all want to sell them at $100+ and making a huge profit when they paid like $20 at most to buy a stone
This is a great video-and I can’t wait to try it on some of my favorite stones. It seems like an economical way to hone this skill. Everything I learned previously said solder can not fill gaps, but in this method it can and is very flexible.
You are awesome!!! I can't wait to put this to use on some projects. Thank you so much. My first big project....make a wedding ring for my beautiful bride. 😍❤️
Thank you so much, you're my hero. My kid wants to do some jewelry with beach rocks and your video will definitely help.
Wow, thank you for this fabulous posting! I’ve never done this, but am so looking forward to practicing and perfecting this method, really, really soon! Thank you!🙏💕
I've been looking for easy ways to do this with the many agates, jasper, crystals, fossils and other rocks I find on Lake Superior each summer. I like how you keep each rock whole and not slab cut. A great way to display a smaller to medium sized rock. I display larger agates around the house (2 lbs. 7 ounces was the largest this summer and a new personal best), but I average 100 to 200 agates each season (most smaller to about the size of a golf ball) and am looking for a creative way to display them or make them as gifts for loved ones. Thank you so much for the information. I've been looking into wire wrapping, but I do not have the patience and it tends to hide more of the agate.
Yeeeessss thank you! I’m so excited to use my soldering tools. My puppy just lost her first tooth and get to make it into a necklace now! 😅
Get a copper brush so you can keep the iron tip clean. Works best in conjunction with the wet sponge. Also tin the tip before using it.
I loved this little tutorial.. I’ve been wanting to make jewelry so bad! I love wearing little crystals and rocks..
This is soo cool! I love love love this informational tutorial so much. You are an angel for making this video for us. Absolutely awesome! ❤️ That is a great idea for souvenirs. I always seem to find the coolest looking rocks or “earth gems”, I call them, from everywhere I go because I purposely look for them. This makes me so excited to try. I thank you very much. Now I just need to find a third hand, for real, I already have everything else and I know how it solder.
Awesome Love Soldering ....Endless possibilities I love the idea of having something from a place you've traveled to! Great idea and video Thx
thank you for this. I am just getting into jewelry making and would like to try soldering in the near future. Great video!
I just wanna say thank you so much I just start working on jewelry I needed to learn how to do this thank you very much 🥰
Wow this is just what I was looking for thank you for sharing
What a great video, thank you for these! I've seen a few of them now, and I love 'em. They're informative without being pedantic, giving good instructions without being confusing. I've just subscribed. ^_^
this is great! i've been trying to figure this out and you made it look so easy! thanks for sharing
I would LOVE to know how to make the fabric necklace piece!! So bulky and awesome - please make a video for this!
Thank you. I subscribed.⬅️😊 hello from Florida 🌴
I was looking just for this technique. I want to learn how to solder and do electroplating. Your video was great. I learned allot today. Thank you. ✌️☮️🙏
Who knew it was so simple! Thanks, I'm really excited to try this :) keep making videos!
This is a great tutorial, thank you! Could you use this same method of driftwood?
I have been trying to do this for the past two hours 😢 I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe it's the Flux I'm using or maybe the solder. Ugh you make it look so easy.
Thank u for sharing this it was great thanks again and happy holidays to u
I wonder if you can do this with shells, this is awesome!
same!!
Thank you so much! You’re amazing at explaining things!!!
what kind of jumprings do you use? do they have to be sterling silver or they can be any metal as long as you flux them?
Awesome! How do ya get the gold look, not silver? Thanks a ton!!
You could do gold leaf on top after you do the soldering!
Great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thanks for sharing
thank you for such an awesome tutorial! I can't wait to give this a try!
I'd like to work with shells and sterling silver. Do you have a video on detailing shells with silver? Not sure where to start. Happy to offer payment for consulting.
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Question. There are some agates with fractures that leave little options, but to face cut them, or slab cut. In that case, is it possible to wrap the tape and solder around the entire outside of the slab. In some instances, it would look nice.
What size copper tape did you use? I clicked the link, and there are a few sizes. I really appreciate that you made this video!
Hello! Will this hold for a crystal weighing about 4.4 ounces? what is the max strength it can hold using this technique?
I love this video. I use to work soldering electronic components. One time I try to fix my piece of jewelry and it didn't work. So I have up. Now I am taking metalsmith classes, but this video is perfect for my cheaper everyday wear proyects. One question. Can you solder copper wire on top of the copper tape, for a natural copper color.?
wow thats awesome, but its difficult to find those kit in my country.
Awesome video!!!! Now I kinda want to know how can I get the same look and style but I’m copper 🥰🤟. I like the copper look a lot.
Great video and super well done. Thanks
Nice job on though explaining everything. Thanks for posting this video.
Just beautiful!.. Thank you!.. I learned a lot from you...
Could I get a list of supplies and where to buy, thank you very helpful information
Love the video! I was wondering what gauge solder wire you use?
Thank you for this amazing tutorial !
I did it on one of my rocks I tumbled in my tumbler and the copper cap just keeps falling off. I followed all of you directions to the T.
it's amazing, thank you for sharing your knowledge, definitely it will be very helpful.
I love it I really really enjoy it thanks for the info
Thanks a lot 😊. Is it possible to do it with silver wire and jump ring please ? Thanks a lot.
Do you mean using actual silver? I'm not sure if it would melt easily with just a soldering iron!
Hallo ! Thank you for this tutorial ! please i want to know if exists a elettrosolder metods with wire of copper ? Thank you
Hi Stacie, I was very happy to find your video for adding this kind of end cap for a rock or glass. Would it work for smooth crystals as well? I have been learning how to set cabochon stones in silver which is fun but very difficult and time consuming. I have some crystals that are too smooth to wrap so this technique could be perfect.
For smooth crystals you can create the cap, solder it, and then add a dot of E6000 glue and that crystal won't go ANYWHERE. :) Hope this helps
Thanks so much for sharing this technique. As a jewelry designer who works with metal fabrication, when I solder metal to metal they become one. I'm curious as to how the copper ends up adhering to the stone? Thanks so much!
+YaYa Spears The copper tape is sticky like scotch tape so it 'sticks' to whatever you are applying it to. Then you burnish it down using a bone folder, butter knife, Popsicle stick ect.
Thank you so much! I can't wait to try this!
Ya Ya, there are different thicknesses. I use the 1mm, purple core. But be careful cuz it can tear if you rub to hard.
Thank you sooo much for this video! I'm just wondering what do you mean by "prepping your soldering iron" ? I have a soldering iron with different heads and I've ruined 3 already as it seems they can't handle the heat... Haha they just melt right into my projects
Brilliant!!! Love love love this!!! I got all the supplies to try it out now. I was confused at first thinking there's another cap thing that goes on top but I get it now that I've watched it a few times 🤦🏼♀️😂🤷🏼♀️ Ty so much for an excellent tut!!!💗
thanks so much for this video! im getting bad visible seams from the copper tape, do you have any tricks up your sleeve for getting the solder even over the seams? i tried putting a ton of flux and that didnt help :(
Rats! I've had this happen a couple times, I'd let the solder cool and then I'd try to "drip" another bead of solder onto the seam and spread it out quickly. It's like you're tricking solder into sticking if that makes sense? Haha
Thank you so much for this video!!! I Love it!
How can I do this but make them gold? I cant find gold coloured solder anywhere. Should I just put gold leaf over the silver?
Thanks so much for this video!!! I'm very excited about giving this a try !
Sooo cool very useful even though it's an older post
Is there a stronger soder you recommend? With the low silver content, I worry about it not being strong enough for my jewelry
soft silver solder but you'll need a gas torch to melt it (it melts at around 600 C)
Great Tutorial! Thank you!
Hello, what temperature do you use your soldering iron at? And also when you say you apply e6000 glue, is that around the base of the solder on top of the copper tape and going on to the rock too once you’ve finished?
Hi!! Can you tell me if you can put a silver ring instead of a silver plated ring on top? Is that the same flux we use to work with silver jewellery? Thanks!!
Very cool video I have been wanting to try this
I need a more in-depth tutorial on how to do this but can’t find one. Can you suggest a link?
Do you have a good supplier for silver tape instead of copper? THank you!!
Does this also work on polished crystals or is it just for raw ones?
It works on polished! You just might need to add a dot of E6000 glue or any superglue to get it to stay permanently.
@@Schoolhousehomestead thank you. :)
Also can I use this technique with resin jewellery piece ? Thank you
Can you do this with copper? I like the silver look but I tend to work with copper colored chains
do you know if you can do it with copper?
Thank you so much for the tutorial! I hope I can make some cool things!
Hello! This is awesome! I've been wondering what to do with the rocks I have been tumbling. Do you know whether the copper tape will stay on a polished rock?
It might slip off but you can create the cap, solder it, and then add a dot of E6000 glue and that rock won't go ANYWHERE. :) Hope this helps!
@@Schoolhousehomestead could you do a video on this? This is the part I’m struggling with the most
Thank you, this is super helpful!
So cool!
Do you know if you can electroplate it afterwards? Thanks for the video!
Hi Stacie! I have a quick question. I tried this, but without copper tape. (Couldn't find any)
And the lead-free solder just didn't stick. Do you have any idea if that's because of the lack of copper tape?
Greetings from Belgium! ;-)
Hi Lisa. I'm not Stacie but you do need copper tape for this project. If you go online and google it, you will find quite a few suppliers out there.
Hi, I think I made a mistake. I covered the top completely before I added my jump ring. Is there a way to fix that?
Hello , where i can find that cooper tape please ??? Thanks
Great video! How do you do the copper cap to bigger rocks or crystals?
Priscilla Suchil You just wrap the tape around the bigger rocks! It's the same process-- you just might have to add a bit of E6000 superglue to the cap to make it adhere permanently on a larger rock.
Did you use silver gleem solder?
Hi, just wondering, why do I need to put copper tape on before soldering? Thanks
Solder sticks to copper
Wont the copper tape cap just pop off the rock with only a little bit of pull force?
Does the copper tape adhere to any type of rock? Also, how does the final product withstand the introduction of water? Will it want to rust?
If the tape ends up moving around on the rock after I finish, I just put a dot of E6000 glue in the cap and then it doesn't go ANYWHERE! (Even with water!) And on rust, I've had my pendants for 7ish years and they have not rusted!
thanks so much! very straight forward :)
Thank you ☺️ ❤️
I would love this if i could do the caps in gold . Is this possible ?
Robert Moore Soldering is a pretty cheap process-- I'm not sure about gold! Might have to ask a real jewelry maker that question. (Don't know if they'd approve of my hardware store style. :P)
Thank you, great tutorial!
Great video - thanks!
How well does this hold and can I do this technique on moldavite?
Thank you for this. Always wondered how to do it. Quick question(s) if I may. Can you use solder paste? And if so does the strength matter? Can you use a gas torch instead of an iron? Thanks again.
+Leah Firth No don't use a gas torch or solder paste! Those are for metalsmithing whereas this solder is used for electronics. Heating a rock or gem to torch temperatures may cause it to shatter.
Shu Ying Chia I think you can use a propane torch that has a soldering attachment to it so the flame doesn't touch the rock.
Hi Stacie, thanks for such an awesome video! Do you use copper-colored solder wire for the copper caps? if so, where might I find it? I work mostly with brass and copper and I'd love to be able to do this with gold or copper-colored solder but I'm having a really hard time finding solder that melts at the temperature of the iron.
I got the copper tape here! :)) Hope this helps, look in the description and I've got a blog post with more details! www.amazon.com/Copper-Conductive-Adhesive-Width-Length/dp/B009KB86BU/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=starsforstree-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=5LUVBN37ZUBHMR52&creativeASIN=B009KB86BU
Get a temperature regulator for your iron.