Thank you! I got my first soldering iron today and excited to try "metal art". All I needed was a few pointers and after 5 or 6 videos I finally came across yours! Simple, straight to the point and found the answers I needed. Thanks! :)
Great video! My husband just introduced me to soldering and I immediately started thinking of crafting ideas. This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
I have a soldering iron kit that I bought in hobby craft because I want to make a metal stand for my rainbow loom dragons that I make and that is how I found you and I'm so glad i did I love the way you say about what happened to your table the first few times you tried lol that definitely sounds like something I would do so thanks for that x
pleasantly upbeat tempo and likewise for nice job on settings; informative, easy to follow along with your concise yet thorough and engaging introduction into artistic solderisminity... thank you: your tutorial is my first ever look into discovering and learning applications that will blend well and expand my metal work. this isnt a complaint, in fact i was kinda giggling at my usual as ever slow brained self had to play through a few times with several pauses and rewinds as i was jotting a info / materials list during your movie. once again not a complaint but you did have me on my toes and i dont think that is such a bad thing. wonderful job once again, and thank you for taking the time share your knowledge of this exciting medium here.
Well, I decided to contact the wire company ("Beadalon") directly. They informed me that ALL their craft and Artistic wire is coated in a thin plastic and is NOT solderable. So now I'm on the hunt for a wire supplier with nice wire that can be soldered. I need solid & uncoated 20 - 26 gauge wire. I bought a lower temp "Weller" soldering pen and finally I am learning to solder. I've practiced with wire I had to strip but it mars the wire no matter how careful I am. I thank you for your response & Keep up the great videos! 😁
Just found your channel...super helpful! Can I ask where you got the storage units behind you? I'm starting to feel like a craft hoarder. I have 4 Etsy shops and I'm about to open a 5th and I need to be better organized! Gotta go watch some more of your tutorials!
Wanting to do some soldering on some iron wire scultpuring. I have a standard woodburner/soldering iron. Is this safe and efficient, and do i need flux for iron wire to iron wire soldering?
This kind of solder isn't really made for that, but I'd suggest you check out the RU-vid channel Online Jewelry Academy because they have a fantastic library of different methods for joining metals. 👍
I'm having a hard time getting my lead free solder to stick to an antique piece of metal. It sticks to the bail that I want to attach, but not to the camera shutter that I want to attach it to. I've cleaned the piece, sanded and roughed it up and fluxed it. Is it possible that my piece (camera shutter) isn't hot enough for the solder to stick? Should I try using a torch to heat it? Thanks
Without seeing it, it's hard to make a judgement call like that. If it's decorative, you might want to put a piece of tape down, but if not...when you're working with something like a camera, you have to keep the heat in mind so you don't damage the internal components. It's really easy to overheat when you're using a torch.
Does it work for aluminum wire with coated color. Because using this method instead flame torch is awesome. I make flowers out of wire but I need to smooth ends that are pointy, with using big fire tools.
Maybe? Just make sure you strip the coating off before you try it. You should make a video giving it a try. (Subscribed to you, btw) Your wire art is pretty cool! If you do make a video, let me know and I'll give you a shout out! I'm currently filming new stuff.
Adding tape to projects like rings and ear cuffs changes the shape too much and creates lumps. Is there a liquid version of copper tape that I can use to solder pieces together? Anybody know? Thanks!!
Soldering for jewelry is totally different. As far as I know, there isn't liquid tape. However, there are a few other channels that cover soldiering jewelry. I know Online Jewelry Academy off the top of my head. Hope that helps you!
@@MakerHighSchool Thank you so much! This is totally new to me. I bought an old weathervane, and I’m using the copper cladding from the roof part to make these gorgeous leaves. So I just need to secure the leaves to copper wire and make something...
Great personality! I'm going MAD and BROKE trying to solder crafting wire together! I'm not making jewelry but that's the closest videos I've found. Basically I'm making very small "frames",sorta. I need to weld small gauge wires together, bought from craft stores, as invisibly as humanly possible BUT SECURELY. Then I will coat them in a resin & solder those small pieces together. I will leave a small "tail" uncoated to solder. I've bought 2electrical soldering "pens". I've tried different solder, bought flux, and etc. NOT WORKING! I've seen finished work so I know it's possible but I only speak English and the artisans that do this type of work don't. U came across as knowledgeable. Can u, will u help me? This is how I'm gonna support myself, so my need is immediate. Weather u can help or not, Thank u!
+Afro Sophisticated Beauty I'm planning to a few videos about it, but I have them scheduled for about six months out. I'm tying to put my content out in "units" so people can pick something they like, or have tried, and then when they're comfortable, circling back around again and going further later. :)
thank you so much. i enjoy your video, you are very good tutorial. sorry about my inglish, its so bad.i borned in brookling ny, but i grow up in puerto rico, so i don't know to much english, but im very happy that you respond about my comment. God bless you so much.
