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SWEAT SOLDER

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MELTING SCRAP METAL
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INGOT BAR
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ROLLING WIRE
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ANNEALING WIRE


TECHNICAL SKILLS VIDEOS

PREPARE CRUCIBLE FOR MELTING
SCRAP INTO INGOT
INGOT TO WIRE
ROLLING DOWN WIRE - SQUARE TO ROUND
SILVER TO INGOT TO WIRE

INSTRUCTION

  • PREPARE THE CRUCIBLE (coat the surface with flux and heat until everything is shiny)
  • MELT METAL TO LIQUID STAGE (wear orange or green lens glasses to help with brightness of fire, keep molten metal hot throughout the pour, and pour quickly)
  • CLEAN THE METAL (clean any residue off the metal in the pickle or at the sink)
  • ROLL THE INGOT IN THE MILL (use the largest opening and start with the rollers far enough that the metal rolls through easily - turn a quarter turn and run the metal through - KEEP THE METAL ENTERING THE MILL IN THE SAME DIRECTION)
  • ANNEAL THE METAL (Every five passes through the mill, stop and heat up all of your metal to the red-hot anneal stage before using the mill again)
  • ROLL & ANNEAL (Repeat 5 passes through the mill and annealing until the wire is the desired gauge)

ADVANCED IDEAS

  • SHEET METAL INSTEAD OF WIRE
  • PULLING SQUARE WIRE INTO ROUND
  • MAKING NEW ALLOYS BY MIXING METALS
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