PROJECT: LABRADORITE SILVER STONE SET RING


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6: SOLDER, QUENCH AND PICKLE


YOUR RING Add a little flux and small piece of hard solder to the join of your ring and heat evenly using a blowtorch on top of a soldering block. Quench the ring in water and put it in warm acid pickle to clean. Remove the ring from the pickle, rinse and dry. Your solder will flow to the hottest part of the Silver so it’s important to make your join hot.


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9: SOLDER YOUR BEZEL AND RING


TOGETHER, AND CLEAN Place your bezel face down on a heat proof brick and use tweezers or a third hand to hold the ring shank in place on the back of the bezel. Flux the ends of your ring and solder to the bezel, using easy solder and your blowtorch. Quench the ring in water and put it in warm acid pickle to clean. Remove your ring from the pickle, rinse and dry.


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7: SHAPE YOUR RING Place your ring on a ring mandrel and hammer using a mallet until round.


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8: MARK AND FILE YOUR RING Mark on your ring where the bezel will sit, then file away the section of where you have marked. Cut away the middle section using your bench peg for support and your piercing saw to cut. Ideally, you should file away and cut the area where your solder join is.


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10: OXIDISE YOUR RING Oxidise (blacken) your ring using platinol or liver of sulphur, carefully following the instructions on the containers. Gently brush the sides of the ring to reveal the beaded detail using fine emery paper or an abrasive sponge. Chemicals such as platinol and liver of sulphur can be dangerous and protective equipment must be worn when handling.


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