vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Barbara Otterson :
] Silver solder melts at too high a temperature for ]a solder iron to be useful. ] You might look at a Blazer mini torch. They run ]on butane (the gas used to fill lighters). They are ]inexpensive. They are easy to control when making ]small pieces (as with wire).
okay - now i'm confused again. [no surprise there]
i have a soldering pencil and silver braze solid wire and flux. shouldn't i be able to solder jumprings closed and solder two pieces of ss wire together with these?
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