Silver Soldering For Beginners

This episode on Blondihacks, I’m showing silver solder basics! Exclusive videos, drawings, models & plans available on Patreon!
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I would like to acknowledge that my shop sits on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of First Nations people.

Staybolt Demo:    • Silver soldering “Speedy” boiler stays  

Reference Points:
00:00 - Theory
01:40 - Choosing Silver Solder
04:45 - Choosing Flux
06:03 - Fixturing
07:49 - Joint Clearance
08:44 - Pickling
12:17 - Choosing A Torch
16:24 - The Scratch Rod
16:44 - The Hearth
17:37 - Assembly and Fluxing
18:28 - How To Apply Heat
19:51 - Reading The Flux
21:14 - Cooling And Post Pickle
22:48 - Final Cleaning And Inspection
26:18 - Summary


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