Excellent instructions. Very clear step by step. I really enjoyed and appreciate it!!!

@beaducation

17 күн бұрын

Thanks!!! Glad it helped!

Thanks for this excellent tutorial!

@beaducation

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great tutorial - very impressive instructor - thank you very much for sharing your expertise.

This was an excellent tutorial, one of the best that I’ve seen on fusing fine silver. Well presented with many techniques to learn.

@kendallbrayden212

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be so off topic but does someone know of a method to log back into an Instagram account? I was stupid lost the account password. I appreciate any help you can give me.

Wonderful step by step , with clarity of explanation. Great Job

Want to thank you for showing me the side of flush cutters to use. I was getting frustrated not getting a flush cur when manning bezels.

a second opinion : I am a retired professional jeweler so I speak with experience . I have tried fine silver in the past as I love the color and it does not tarnish . The problem is it is too soft . It does not hold it's shape . The rounds will not be round for long . Even ring bands made thicker than usual ie. 2m.m. or more will bend out of shape . That said glad to see the interest in jewelry making . For me it began as a hobby . Later I took an apprenticeship and worked 40 years in the trade . Apprenticeships vary greatly from country to country . In my country Canada the actual learning depended on your job rather than the training school part which was an evening supplement . Overseas is much different . There are serious training schools and the results are amazingly skilled jewelers . If where you live is like Canada then the best experience is to be hired by European trained jewelers and don't stay if you are just soldering broken chains all day , move on and get a variety of skills .

@beaducation

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story and this info :)

Wow! This tutorial was amazing. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

Fantastic! thank you for sharing

This was fantastically informative 😋 thanks for sharing. I will be watching more of your tutorials and I have subscribed to support this channel.

Thank you very informative and helpful x

that was great and so much fun to watch. thank you.

gracias..he aprendido un monton. besos

A very good vid, very well done, learned a lot!!

Great tutorial!

great instruction, nice filming

btw I'm ' n love with this info and all u guys..awesome. these r things I've wanted to learn forever!!!!

great video!

Excelent video!

This was an amazing video! Great explanation. I've been looking for something exactly like this! In some ways, this was a lot of information and I wish this was broken down into different videos, but you've made it so easy to reference with your green title pages. Love this. I am also totally obsessed with the green and blue rings the instructor was wearing (during step 5). Wow. My most favorite colors... beautiful, beautiful. Kriss Silva - Any opportunity for purchase?

Thank you

Great video! What gauge is the wire for the rings on your right hand? That is what I am trying to accomplish.

@beaducation

9 жыл бұрын

prlabradoodles I'm not sure what the gauges are in the rings the instructor wore that day, but if I were to guess, they were likely 16 or 14.

Great video - can I apply the same techniques on Argentium silver?

@beaducation

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Leanne, Yes, you can. Have fun!

thank you for the helpful videos you have made for youtubers. I'm in the beginning stages of learning the hobby of making coin rings. I typically use old silver coins and the purity ranges from 40% to 92.5% depending on era and country of origin. Since I'm still so new at this, I have often split coins or caused hairline fractures and was wondering if your techniques would also apply to silver coins which are slightly thicker than the rings you are fusing in the video. I tried with a split coin and ended up not fusing the split and the coin ended up looking chard greyish color. These splits I'm trying to fix are typically not big at all. they're about 3mm typically. I'm thinking your techniques should apply to what I want to do as well but its perhaps the lack of experience on my part that i ended up no fuse in my first attempt.... anyway, please let me know if theres something different I need to do, thanks!

@beaducation

9 жыл бұрын

Dude...Are you sure?? Hi there! Fusing only works when you are working with a pure metal that can fuse to itself. I think you will need to solder your coin rings.

@dude...are-you-sure

9 жыл бұрын

Beaducation ahhh gotcha... i thought sterling silver could be fused without anything else.... thanks for your input!

As a beginner, should I buy dead soft, half hard fine silver wire?

@beaducation

9 жыл бұрын

Hi Jim, for Fusing, it doesn't matter because when you heat the metal to fuse it, it will anneal it and bring it back to dead soft.

ok I'm suuuper new at this. I've ordered regular jump ring from jtv. can u solder them?

@beaducation

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Brandy! For this type of soldering we recommend sterling silver, gold, copper, and brass. Have a great day!

Once again a very helpful and informative video. Thank you! I have one question: before this one I watched a tutorial where a pendant and dewdrop earrings were made from fine silver wire. The teacher there mentioned that only fine silver wire can be used for this, not sterling silver, as sterling silver is an alloy and fine silver is a pure metal. In this video here, something similar is mentioned. Does that mean that as a rule, sterling silver can/must be soldered and cannot be fused whereas fine silver can always be fused and will never need solder? I would really like a thorough explanation on the difference of the two materials and info on which material is suitable for which kind of projects.

@beaducation

4 жыл бұрын

Fine silver is perfect for the Fusing technique. It does not require solder to fuse together. If you want to solder, you would need to use solder paste or solder wire to solder/stick the metal pieces together. You can solder sterling and even copper. If you are interested in soldering, we have great classes for that technique as well. I have included some links for you below. d2pafxp37ue0ak.cloudfront.net/system/product_guides/pdfs/13/original/All_About_Metals_2018.pdf?1538523772 www.beaducation.com/online_classes/69-introduction-to-soldering?cat=4 www.beaducation.com/online_classes/110-soldered-rim-pendant?cat=4 www.beaducation.com/online_classes/197-soldering-a-blank-onto-a-ring-quick-vid?cat=4

@nathalieschumann8499

4 жыл бұрын

Beaducation Thank you so much!

Likes this

Thanks so much for all this. Can Sterling also be fused rather than soldered?

@beaducation

7 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Fusing only works when you are working with a pure metal that can fuse to itself. Also, take a look in the comments section of this class. There are a lot of conversations on fusing. You may find it helpful! Have a great day!

@bluesSGL

4 ай бұрын

Seven years later... Would sterling silver fuse like fine silver if you raise the fine enough?

I want to solder 20 gauge silver jump rings. If I am using pure fine silver do I run the risk of completely melting the wire since the gauge is so thin?

@beaducation

8 жыл бұрын

+Cathy H Hi! The melting point of fine silver is 1762 F. We would recommend using easy solder which flows at 1325 F, for this join. Have a great day!

@cat52

8 жыл бұрын

+Beaducation Thank you!

I enjoyed this video, however, you showed the heating of the fine silver a lot of times, but none of them with the lights on. I think it would've been really nice to see it at least once with the lights on. Also, you said that heating the silver makes it really soft, but then how do you make it harden afterwards if you don't want to change its shape?

@beaducation

7 жыл бұрын

Hi again! You will need to work harden the fine silver once your done with your piece. The easiest way to do that is to lightly hammer it. Or, some people place the piece in a tumbler with steel shot, and water for many hours to work harden. Thanks for the question!

@bakinka2727

5 жыл бұрын

Put them in tumbler.

What is in the quenching bowl?

@beaducation

6 жыл бұрын

www.beaducation.com/p/205-jewelry-making-tools-cool-cup-with-gripping-tweezers

Hi. I’m confused! What is the difference between fine silver and sterling silver pls?

@beaducation

5 жыл бұрын

Fine silver is pure silver. It is very soft and malleable. Often you will see an artist hallmark his/her fine silver work with a .999 stamp. Fine silver remains fairly tarnish free (only tarnishes in extreme conditions) and stays clean when heated with a torch. Fine silver can be soldered and fuses easily. Sterling is an alloy of 92.5% fine silver and 7.5% copper. The copper makes sterling harder, but it is still very malleable for making rings, etc. Because of the copper content, sterling will tarnish to a dull gray and will blacken with firescale when heated with a torch. Sterling can be soldered, but it will not fuse. For more information about metals check out this guide! d2pafxp37ue0ak.cloudfront.net/system/product_guides/pdfs/13/original/All_About_Metals_2018.pdf?1538523772

Are you able to fuse 20 g wire ?

@beaducation

7 жыл бұрын

Yep 20 gauge will fuse just fine :)

Can this be done with sterling? I imagine it would darken, so how to deal with that?

@beaducation

6 жыл бұрын

You can solder sterling silver. I recommend you watch the soldering class. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nq6Z1NmHk7LLoZM.html

@pjwhaletail

6 жыл бұрын

Great news. Thanks!

please ...do you not use flux and soldering for fusing?

@beaducation

8 жыл бұрын

+aida gutierrez Hello! The fusing technique is to melt/fuse the ends together. No flux, or solder is needed. Have a great day!

@99897767

5 жыл бұрын

Since you don't need extra strength on this one and fuse that just fuses together, even barely is probably fine

Whats the step after this? Do i need to tumble them if i wanna wear it with babies?

@beaducation

9 жыл бұрын

Aisy Adryan sure you could tumble them, that will add strength and shine.

Please what is the names of the tool are you use to do the coil?

@beaducation

8 жыл бұрын

+jetmir osmanagaj Hello! You can find a full list of tools and materials used in this class here: www.beaducation.com/online_classes/13-introduction-to-fine-silver-fusing?cat=4 Have a great day!

@lorijay4

8 жыл бұрын

I believe she called it a wrap and tap plier

@beaducation

8 жыл бұрын

+lorijay4 Hi! Yes, it's called a Wrap and Tap Plier, you can find them here: www.beaducation.com/zen_products/5-large-wrap-and-tap-pliers

Can you fuse copper ?

@beaducation

7 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, no. In order for a metal to fuse to itself, it needs to be a pure metal.

@shirleywalle5595

7 жыл бұрын

YES, you can fuse copper. Solid copper is a pure metal. Copper melts at 1984ºF, requiring a hotter flame than what the small butane torch can provide. (Fine silver melts at 1762ºF). I use a small oxygen/propane torch for fusing copper, and it works great. I also weld copper, but that is a whole other subject!

@99897767

5 жыл бұрын

Would like to say that it probably require some flux and a higher temperature

@beaducation

5 жыл бұрын

You can solder copper using solder paste or solder wire. The solder paste has flux in it already. Fusing is used with Fine Silver because it can be fused together without the use of solder. Check out our soldering recourses below. www.beaducation.com/soldering www.beaducation.com/online_classes/193-beginner-s-jewelry-soldering-tutorial

Flush cutter? No such thing I've heard...?