Hollow gold jewelry (chain) repair
roy roberts
hollow gold chain jewelry.
please email me at royph...@netzero.net
ted.f...@virgin.net
This really does sound like a joke question.
The short answer is " take it to a goldsmith that has done lots of this
kind of repair" otherwise you will be buying your customer a new chain
at your expense.
A simple analogy is would you ask your garage mechanic apprentice to set
up your Ferrari Dino engine.
NE333RO
>hollow gold chain jewelry.
>please email me at royph...@netzero.net
There are a couple of keys to making it look reasonably new. First, leave it in
the ultrasonic for a really long time. Then take it out, steam it off, then
soak it again. Theres a way to cut it and put it together but I can't explain
it on here. It's pretty much a visual thing.
binky
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> I am new to jewelry repair as a hobby. Any pointers on resoldering
> hollow gold chain jewelry.
> please email me at royph...@netzero.net
hi
give the item a good "fiz" in the u/sonic before soldering also hard
solder can give a better joint than easy.
regards
marggi
I would not attempt to solder a hollow chain with hard solder. I use the
easiest flowing solder possible. The chain is usually so light that you can
melt it before you even know what is happening, especially if you are a
beginner. A lot depends on what type of link you are working with. If it is
possible to match the link with a solid jump ring then you can easily solder
the new link and count yourself lucky. If the link is large and you must
repair it, try to insert a piece of wire into the open area, line up the
original link as best you can, then solder, trying to flow the solder *in*
to the new solid wire. If the chain is a rope, and the links are distorted
by the breakage, you may need to take it to a professional or ask the owner
if they are willing to sacrifice some length to have a more attractive
repair. With rope, you will have a large stiff spot, no matter what you do.
Use caution when polishing the chain, whatever method you use, it is very
easy to emery too much and break through the link, then you can have some
real problems! Good luck, this is not an easy skill to aquire, if you have
doubts about your ability to make this repair, you can always turn it down!
Marggi
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binky
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marggi.....Errrrrrr yes is does work. Just use your common sense.....
Peter W. Rowe
Roy,
It can melt in an instant and is hard to clean. It helps if you have
steam cleaner. Pickle, flux and paint with whiteout(1/2" up to cut) . It
helps if you put a piece of gold wire inside (all joints at cut). Solder with
light "off/on" torch method.
It would be well worth it to get some badly broken chain (even short
pieces 2"-3") from friends to practice. Cut and solder 20 or 30 times before
attempting customer piece. Be sure to carfully clean and polish your
practice chain too!. You should NOT use a buffing machine for hollow
chain unless you are very very experienced with it, and maybe not even
then.
Regis
marggi
>
> > I would not attempt to solder a hollow chain with hard solder. I use the
> > easiest flowing solder possible. The chain is usually so light that you
can
> > melt it before you even know what is happening,
> > Marggi> >
> > I am new to jewelry repair as a hobby. Any pointers on resoldering
> > > > hollow gold chain jewelry.
> > > > please email me at royph...@netzero.net
> > > hi
> > > give the item a good "fiz" in the u/sonic before soldering also hard
> > > solder can give a better joint than easy.
> > > regards
> marggi.....Errrrrrr yes is does work. Just use your common sense.....
Binky....Errrrrrr I never said it wouldn't "work". I recomended to a
novice that an easy flow solder would give an adequate repair with less risk
to his customer's chain. I personally see no point to the extra work and
risk involved in using 14Khard on a chain that has no strength to begin
with. And if the chain has been worn for a number of years and possibly has
thin spots, you can make yourself some serious headaches. I have seen some
repair horrors over my twenty years at the bench, and the risk to benefits
ratio seems to favor 14Y easy. This, to me, is common sense. Marggi