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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 2309, member: 56"]I used lead solder and flux. One of the problems is that the gold plating transfers the heat like crazy so it's difficult to concentrate the heat where you want it, and you certainly don't want to get the thing so hot that it either cracks the stones or all the solder melts at once and the thing falls to pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was hoping maybe Juliana. The Aged and Oppulent site does show pendant brooches with similar hooks but not this one. Doesn't matter unless I can get it fixed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 2309, member: 56"]I used lead solder and flux. One of the problems is that the gold plating transfers the heat like crazy so it's difficult to concentrate the heat where you want it, and you certainly don't want to get the thing so hot that it either cracks the stones or all the solder melts at once and the thing falls to pieces. I was hoping maybe Juliana. The Aged and Oppulent site does show pendant brooches with similar hooks but not this one. Doesn't matter unless I can get it fixed.[/QUOTE]
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