Friday 24 January 2020

Back Blogging and Soldering Help!!


Hi All!! I have decided to start up my blog again!! Its been a while since my last post but I'm looking forward to getting started!
So, each month I'm going to offer you a little nugget of information or knowledge that you could use in your own work or feel inspired to come and learn with us. Remember that you can also keep up to date with what's happening at Amy Surman Jewellery on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

The year has started off brilliantly for us. We have been taking bookings for workshops, had new customers through the door and started some new and interesting commissions.

Hands up if you need some soldering help!!

Do you have trouble soldering?
Do you think might have something to do with setting up?
I find using the reverse action tweezers are perfect for helping to hold pieces when soldering. You can marry them up with a soldering block or two and then use gravity to place the piece down onto the other piece to be soldered. The handle of the tweezers acts as a balancing point.

Here's an example of how I use that technique to set up my ear studs for soldering...



Materials / Tools List.

Reverse Action Tweezers - £2.85
Soldering Block - £9.00
Earposts 25p each (not on our website)
Can be purchased through our Online Shop or by visiting us in our Oxford shop.