The solder on the bezel setting heats up very quickly whereas the solder on the D wire takes a very long time to heat up and then runs straight onto the bezel rather than connecting the two pieces. This is easy solder btw.
2006-09-10 00:25:24 · 4 answers · asked by weerwas 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
Just to note, i am using flux.
2006-09-11 00:59:52 · update #1
could be a few things
1 there could be to big of a gap for the solder to fill
2 the metal could be to dirty or not using enough flux to clean ti first
3 you probably arent heating up the wire enough before touching the solder to it
a few things you can try are powder the EZ solderand mix some in with the flux.
try cooling the bezel setting its a little difficult to understand what you are doing but if you can use a 3rd arm and hold the piece with the bezel in water or in wet kitty litter if you have a stone in it already.
make sure your 6.3 mm wire doesnt have fire scale that can keep it from soldering properly.
aim the torch as far away from the bezel as you can direct the flame over the bezel so that your hot spot is on the far side.
stay calm lol it can be frustrating i know!
2006-09-10 00:38:51 · answer #1 · answered by knowitall 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It could be that the surfaces to be soldered aren't clean, try heating both pieces & immediately drop them into your pickle mix & rinse. Also ensure there is a really close contact between the two. Make sure you use flux, I'm sure you probably are, but incase you're not, the best flux to use is borax. You could also try heating the D wire until the solder nearly runs, then, while it's still hot, dip the bezel in borax mix, place the bezel on & resolder, by doing this the solder on the D wire won't take as long to run, it's a bit tricky but I've often found it successful.
2006-09-10 00:44:20 · answer #2 · answered by devon lass 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are missing flux. Without flux you'll never achieve a decent soldier...
2006-09-10 00:27:30 · answer #3 · answered by Nitrox Frogy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you use "flux" first, where you want to solder it?
2006-09-10 00:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by daddysboicub 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋