http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/what-is-the-best-drill-and-soldering-iron-for-jewelry-making/ Fri, 18 May 2012 02:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/what-is-the-best-drill-and-soldering-iron-for-jewelry-making/comment-page-1/#comment-2703 spunk113 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:21:11 +0000 http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/what-is-the-best-drill-and-soldering-iron-for-jewelry-making/#comment-2703 For your serious jewelry making needs, you will want a torch for soldering, not an iron. You may want to take a class if you're unfamiliar with using a torch. I would recommend the Smith acetylene/air torch ( ) as a good soldering torch--it's simple, you only need one fuel tank (and no oxygen), and it's relatively inexpensive. You can buy a tank at your local welding supply shop. For drilling, I would recommend a flexshaft. It's kind of like a dremel, but about a billion times better. If you're on a serious budget, you can use a dremel, but a flexshaft is much nicer. ( )The link is to a cheapie--the ones made by Foredom are the best, but a cheap one will probably suit your needs. I would get a set of wire gauge drill bits ( ). The set the link is for contains sizes that will correspond to the most common wire gauges. If I remember right, the #68 is for 20g, so if you need to drill smaller, you'll need a couple more bits.<a href="http://www.popwebshop.com/"> spunk113</a> For your serious jewelry making needs, you will want a torch for soldering, not an iron. You may want to take a class if you’re unfamiliar with using a torch. I would recommend the Smith acetylene/air torch
( ) as a good soldering torch–it’s simple, you only need one fuel tank (and no oxygen), and it’s relatively inexpensive. You can buy a tank at your local welding supply shop.
For drilling, I would recommend a flexshaft. It’s kind of like a dremel, but about a billion times better. If you’re on a serious budget, you can use a dremel, but a flexshaft is much nicer. ( )The link is to a cheapie–the ones made by Foredom are the best, but a cheap one will probably suit your needs. I would get a set of wire gauge drill bits ( ). The set the link is for contains sizes that will correspond to the most common wire gauges. If I remember right, the #68 is for 20g, so if you need to drill smaller, you’ll need a couple more bits. spunk113

]]> http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/what-is-the-best-drill-and-soldering-iron-for-jewelry-making/comment-page-1/#comment-2702 Steven D Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:41:24 +0000 http://www.jewelrymakingidea.com/blog/what-is-the-best-drill-and-soldering-iron-for-jewelry-making/#comment-2702 Try this one:http://www.nationaljewelerssupplies.com/ They might seem expensive but you only have to buy quality tools once.<a href="http://www.teambuildingdirectory.com/blog/"> Steven D</a> Try this one:http://www.nationaljewelerssupplies.com/ They might seem expensive but you only have to buy quality tools once. Steven D

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