Great tips, Chad. I had this problem, often when I first started, so I bought some Noflo, I think it’s just yellow ochre. Paint it on the seam or area you are worried about overheating. Works great!
Great trick for that wide split bezel 👍 I use an inverted cone bur to clean up the inside of bezels, I find they get all the way to he very bottom and make a crisp inside edge at the meniscus. They are really helpful when a stone just won't seat all the way down. As usual, excellent tips, Chad.
Hi, I am a complete beginner in silversmithing. My first and only piece was a bezel for a cabochon. The join of the strip developed a split half way from top to lower edge despite using hard solder for the join. I thought that all was lost but after seeing this excellent video, my faith has been restored. Thank you so much for such clear instructions - I have subscribed and hope to become a good silversmith in the future. The next job is to learn how to get the wonderful shine which you get after polishing, without all the big machinery which you use!! 😁
Hello Dora! I'm so happy I could help out:). Without a big polisher, You will likely have to invest in a Foredom type rotary tool. Handhelds like Dremels, while useful, generally can't produce a high polish. Thanks for the nice comment!
Great video. I was taught to fuse 26g bezels, but melt about 1 out of 4 trying to fuse them. I've gone through about 25% of your excellent videos, but don't see a video as detailed as this on figuring out how high the bezel should be for more complex stones like rose cut, slices, bullet cut stones, etc. Can you do a detailed video just on calculating both easy for newbies and odd cut stone bezels for advanced beginner jewelry students?
Thanks S P! Fusing consistently is pretty hard to do. I will try to add something about setting weird stuff and judging how high to set things soonish. Bullet shapes don't like to sit still in bezels:)
This is super useful info, I have these kinds of issues with bezels and now I understand why it happens and what to do to fix them.. I really appreciate your videos Chad.
Thank you for this video. My problem I keep having is the decorative wire or beaded wire that surrounds the bezel will split. It is tough to figure out how to fix it as it is so evident. Suggestions or advice would be much appreciated!:)
Hmmm. If it has pulled apart where it is soldered together, if you can get the piece to the temperature where all the solder is liquified, you should be able to nudge it back into position with your pick or if you need to, pick some extra solder where it has split to rejoin them. If there is a gap, you may have trouble picking a piece of solder into the spot because it doesn’t like to fill in empty space. Sometime soon, I will do a video about nudging things back into position under the flame:). Thanks for watching!
Perfect timing. Just had this happen. Grrrrrr. So annoying. I usually add a little extra solder to seam when soldering down to base. Will give your tips a try. Thanks, Chad!
Hello Sacredsounds:). Here are two videos that should help: ua-cam.com/video/IvSeAi_D9T0/v-deo.htmlsi=tDx8Fn3YdxEmI-_a and ua-cam.com/video/OpllnTnspTM/v-deo.htmlsi=RuuLv7vJvI06dtzP
Hi Chad, I have had this happen to a ring I recently made and the gemstone fell out. It had two gemstones one either side so I'm concerned how I can fix this as the opposite side still has it's gemstone in place and I know it may not tolerate the heat? Help please? Thank you, Anita from Norfolk, England
Hello Anita:). As a general rule, you need to remove the stone if you are going to heat it up. There are some products to protect stones out there, but the ones I've tried haven't been that useful. To really get solder to work with silver, the entire piece needs to reach soldering temperature, and if you insulate part of the piece with one of these heat shield products, it makes it hard to get an effective solder joint.
@ Thanks Chad, I really appreciate your advise and quick response. I’ve been woken early by my elderly dog so have sat down next to her and used that time to watch your very helpful video on soldering Thank you Anita
What if the split is in the middle of your seam? The solder is the top and the bottom, not sure what happened. I am a beginner to be fair. I'm thinking your idea to put some silver on top might be a good idea
Great tips, Chad. I had this problem, often when I first started, so I bought some Noflo, I think it’s just yellow ochre. Paint it on the seam or area you are worried about overheating. Works great!
Great tip! I will have to try that sometime:)
I use water-based correction fluid, less messy than ochre or noflo.
Great trick for that wide split bezel 👍 I use an inverted cone bur to clean up the inside of bezels, I find they get all the way to he very bottom and make a crisp inside edge at the meniscus. They are really helpful when a stone just won't seat all the way down. As usual, excellent tips, Chad.
Good idea Flying Chef! I’ll try one of those next time. Thank you for the good advice!
Thanks for this tip, I’m definitely going to use it, too!
The dreaded bezel separation! Unfortunately, sometimes it happens. Thanks for the quick fix video. It will come in handy.
Drove me crazy when I first started:)
Hi, I am a complete beginner in silversmithing. My first and only piece was a bezel for a cabochon. The join of the strip developed a split half way from top to lower edge despite using hard solder for the join. I thought that all was lost but after seeing this excellent video, my faith has been restored. Thank you so much for such clear instructions - I have subscribed and hope to become a good silversmith in the future. The next job is to learn how to get the wonderful shine which you get after polishing, without all the big machinery which you use!! 😁
Hello Dora! I'm so happy I could help out:). Without a big polisher, You will likely have to invest in a Foredom type rotary tool. Handhelds like Dremels, while useful, generally can't produce a high polish. Thanks for the nice comment!
This is really a great video, what a great tip to just add a piece of bezel strip to fill up that space. Thanks Chad
Thanks Marietta! I appreciate the kind words. Take care:)
Thanks Marietta! I appreciate the kind words. Take care:)
Always good to find ways to get out of the problems we create for ourselves. Cheers. Jim
Thank you Jim! Take care!
Great video. I was taught to fuse 26g bezels, but melt about 1 out of 4 trying to fuse them. I've gone through about 25% of your excellent videos, but don't see a video as detailed as this on figuring out how high the bezel should be for more complex stones like rose cut, slices, bullet cut stones, etc. Can you do a detailed video just on calculating both easy for newbies and odd cut stone bezels for advanced beginner jewelry students?
Thanks S P! Fusing consistently is pretty hard to do. I will try to add something about setting weird stuff and judging how high to set things soonish. Bullet shapes don't like to sit still in bezels:)
This is super useful info, I have these kinds of issues with bezels and now I understand why it happens and what to do to fix them.. I really appreciate your videos Chad.
I had it happen frequently when I was pretty new to this.
glad it is helping you:)
Thank you for this quick fix! Much appreciated!
You're welcome TRMccracken!
Thank you. You are a wealth of practical knowledge. I hope more people discover your videos.
What a truly nice thing to comment! Thank you so much. I appreciate you watching!
Thank you sooo much for your amazingly helpful videos!! This one just saved me a lot of time and energy. I appreciate you so much 😄
You’re welcome Meredith! This was a problem I had frequently at first:)
What a great and useful video! Thank you so much.
I’m glad you found it useful Nora! Thanks for the comment:)
Thank you Chad! You are the best ❤
Aww, shucks!
Thank you Chad. I'm a newbie and my solder flowed out of my bezel after on the back plate. Gonna give your suggestions a try.
Thank you for the nice comment! I hope it helps solve your issue:)
Thank you for this video. My problem I keep having is the decorative wire or beaded wire that surrounds the bezel will split. It is tough to figure out how to fix it as it is so evident. Suggestions or advice would be much appreciated!:)
Hmmm. If it has pulled apart where it is soldered together, if you can get the piece to the temperature where all the solder is liquified, you should be able to nudge it back into position with your pick or if you need to, pick some extra solder where it has split to rejoin them. If there is a gap, you may have trouble picking a piece of solder into the spot because it doesn’t like to fill in empty space. Sometime soon, I will do a video about nudging things back into position under the flame:). Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I’m sure this tip will help save a piece one day 😊
You’re welcome Heather! Thank you for watching:)
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Perfect timing. Just had this happen. Grrrrrr. So annoying. I usually add a little extra solder to seam when soldering down to base. Will give your tips a try. Thanks, Chad!
Sure Kim. Thanks for watching!
Great tips, thanks so much.
You’re welcome Pat!
Nice work gold ring 💍🙏
Thanks. I’ve never worked with gold. Do you exclusively work in gold?
very helpful!
I’m glad Ms.C2222! Thanks for watching!
Do you have a video for that awesome smooth shine?I am having little mounds in some of my work.Thanks!!
Hello Sacredsounds:). Here are two videos that should help: ua-cam.com/video/IvSeAi_D9T0/v-deo.htmlsi=tDx8Fn3YdxEmI-_a and ua-cam.com/video/OpllnTnspTM/v-deo.htmlsi=RuuLv7vJvI06dtzP
Very helpful!
I’m glad you found it useful Linda! Thanks for the nice comment:)
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Brilliant
Aww, Shucks! Thanks for watching Sandra:)
Hi Chad, I have had this happen to a ring I recently made and the gemstone fell out. It had two gemstones one either side so I'm concerned how I can fix this as the opposite side still has it's gemstone in place and I know it may not tolerate the heat? Help please? Thank you, Anita from Norfolk, England
Hello Anita:). As a general rule, you need to remove the stone if you are going to heat it up. There are some products to protect stones out there, but the ones I've tried haven't been that useful. To really get solder to work with silver, the entire piece needs to reach soldering temperature, and if you insulate part of the piece with one of these heat shield products, it makes it hard to get an effective solder joint.
@ Thanks Chad, I really appreciate your advise and quick response. I’ve been woken early by my elderly dog so have sat down next to her and used that time to watch your very helpful video on soldering
Thank you
Anita
What if you chipped the bezel while the stone is in the bezel and ring? Do you have to take the stone out?
If you need to do more soldering to fix something on the ring, you’ll need to remove the stone Ty. I hope this answers your question:)
What if the split is in the middle of your seam? The solder is the top and the bottom, not sure what happened. I am a beginner to be fair. I'm thinking your idea to put some silver on top might be a good idea
Hello Casey! I would probably file a piece of bezel thin enough to jam into that spot and solder it in. Hope this helps:)
Just wondering, is there ways to fix the split with the stone in it?
Hello Cynthia! Unfortunately, I don't know of one. Thanks for the comment:)
I’ve bought various “cooling gels” that are supposed to allow you to leave the stone in the bezel, while soldering. They never work.
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Thanks Paula!
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