How To Make Gold Soldering Flux

So the first thing you want to do is make sure that you use a boric acid and alcohol solution.

How to make gold soldering flux. And you place it on your third hand and were ready to solder. If the gold is thin less than 20 micro-inches it easily dissolves into the solder making. Soldering Iron Tip Cleaner 60-40 Solder Wire Reel Fine 06mm Tin Lead Rosin Core Wire 176oz50g Solder Rosin Flux Paste 035oz10gfor Electronics Metalworking Welding Gold 44 out of 5 stars 129.

Place the rosin inside the jar if you cant wait for it to dissolve youd want to grind up the crystals to a fine dust this will vastly improve the time it takes to dissolve from hours to minutes. Add your solvent start with a small amount and keep adding until you are happy with the way your flux behaves. Set it onto a soldering block and apply heat to a spot in the center.

Cut a piece of copper a couple inches square clean it and coat it with flux. This is the first step when learning how to make gold solder and how to solder gold jewellery. Then holding the gold in place on a soldering block with copper tongs apply a small amount of flux to the gold.

Flux is a low-melting alloy of metals through which two materials are soldered. I like to heat the piece pretty good before I even attempt to put the solder on there because if I put the solder on there too quick then all it does is kind of burn out the alloys and if you see that solder start to sparkle. The flux will melt take on a reddish-brown color and sag outward.

You should however keep in mind that the soldering process will fill a large gap. To solder gold first youll need to get some gold solder and a precision torch. If you touch the gold coat it again.

Flux is designed for soldering metals. Ensure that the areas to be joined have perfectly fit and are as close as possible. In previous videos we compared different types of commercial flux but did you know its possible to make a simple and effective flux at home.