I was so focused on the solder and chain, completely missed the bottles in the background! 😄 That’s exactly why I like to read previous comments. Nonetheless, great video and thanks for sharing, cheers!
It can work but Jewellers use gold and silver solder to solder Jewellery and if you use tin or lead DIY solder on a gold or silver it can contaminate approximately 10cm of the metal so if you take it into a Jeweller for a repair in the future, they probably won’t want to fix it (because it could contaminate their gold stocks) or they will have to cut off the ends of the chain and solder on new ones which will be a lot more expensive than the first repair.
Good presentation. That way of soldering may resolve one problem and allow the chain to be worn but it would contaminate precious metals. That type solder might be ok to use on cheap costume jewelry but I would NEVER use it on precious metals. My local jewelry store's astronomical prices for repairs prompted me to learn how to properly do hard solder repairs on my sterling silver jewelry. LOL! Again, your presentation was good presentation and may come in handy if ever I need costume jewelry repairs. Thanks so much for sharing!👍Cheers! 🙂
Not to mention it will be real fun when the wearer of the chain gets lead poisoning. Geeeeezus. Please dont use LEADED solder. Get some pro solder from the craft store or somewhere.
I bought a solder kit similar to this guy on Amazon for $28. It doesn't work S925 or gold. I couldn't weld my broken necklace and ended up returning it.
Hell yeah, my wife came to me crying about her necklace that broke which her Dad made her. He was a bench jeweler. Last time it broke, you were right $80. She told me that I said oh hell no. Saw your video and got all the stuff to fix it. Awesome video bro. Thanks
@@bugsybugs2253precious metal jewellery (gold/silver) requires solder that is made of gold/silver mixed with zinc that requires much higher temperature to melt/flow to create the joint. Using lead solder and a soldering iron as shown here contaminates the precious metal, making it difficult/impossible to properly fix the chain. To do this job properly requires an oxygen/fuel mixture torch and the proper solder and flux. There is a reason why goldsmiths exist and why we invest thousands of dollars into our tools and materials and years of training in our trade. There are reasons why the prices we (jewellers) charge to repair jewellery exist. I'm all for DIY, but not at the expense of someone's gold or silver investment.
Thanks so much for your answer to a question that I’ve had for years. When I was a young woman (in a galaxy far, far away) it was vogue to have an add-a-bead necklace and I knew many girls that had some form of one or another. I had just married and instead of a typical necklace with gold beads, my husband had mine made of graduated cloisonné beads of different colors. VERY PRETTY. I can’t tell you how many times I broke that necklace. I’m going to get busy and fix mine (again)! I just wonder if I can solder it with gold?
