The silversmith's handbook : containing full instructions for the alloying and working of silver, including the different modes of refining and melting the metal; its solders; the preparation of imitation . is to be soldered,join it together by means of fine binding-wire(very thin iron wire), or lay it upon the pumice sothat the joinings can come close together, and willnot be liable to move during the process; wet thejoinings with a solution of borax and water, mixedinto a thick paste, applying it with a small camel-hair pencil; then lay the bits or pallions of solderupon the parts
The silversmith's handbook : containing full instructions for the alloying and working of silver, including the different modes of refining and melting the metal; its solders; the preparation of imitation . is to be soldered,join it together by means of fine binding-wire(very thin iron wire), or lay it upon the pumice sothat the joinings can come close together, and willnot be liable to move during the process; wet thejoinings with a solution of borax and water, mixedinto a thick paste, applying it with a small camel-hair pencil; then lay the bits or pallions of solderupon the parts to be united, and having placed thearticle upon somesuitable object,take your blow-ing instrument I(Fig. 16) and blow with it, through Fig. 16. Blowpipes. a gas jet, a keen flame upon the solder in order tomelt it; this will render the unification of the partscomplete and compact. When filed solder is used, the process of chargingthe article is rather different from the above. In thelatter case the filings are com-monly put into a small cup-shaped vess J (Fig. 17), in mostcases the bottom of a tea-cup, orsome other similar vessel, being F»g- ^i- for the purpose; a lump of borax is then taken.
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