Two Sided Heart

Silver look on one side, gold look on the other.

This my second soldering project. Figuring out the process was tough but the soldering wasn’t. If you’ve never soldered, don’t be intimidated. It’s much easier than you think.

See how I got set up with the link below.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Phillips-Head-Stud-Earrings/

Step 1 Find your metals

I’m using a hobby sheet of brass from the hardware store and a piece of a paint rolling pan.

The brass was about $5.00 and came in a .046”X4”X10” sheet. I think I paid $1.50 for the paint rolling pan. You’ll also need a coat hanger.

Comments

[Nawaz]

YAY!!! Finally made it..Mine is one sided though :P thought I would share with you guys..and ya..one thing..HOT FLUX HURTS!!!(some accidentally fell on my arm)

again..thank you very much for this wonderful instructable..

[Mrballeng]

Looks good! Thanks for the comment. How did you spill so much on you? I hope you get better soon.

[Nawaz]

oups..uploaded the wrong picture..sorry about that..

[Nawaz]

Thanks..actually its not much..but since it was liquid and very hot when it spilled on my arm, it ran down..Its better now though..thank you

By the way, I gave the heart to my girlfriend today and she loved it.. Thank you again for this great instructable :)

[taria]

what kind of polishing stuff do you use? you mention the polishing compound but never say the name brand.

[Mrballeng]

The polishing compound is called "G3" by Farecla. I got it at paintscratch.com.

[taria]

is it expensive?

[Mrballeng]

No. I think I paid about six bucks for it. But you can buy a big bottle of the same kind of stuff at Walmart for the same price. That's also where I buy my sand paper.

[taria]

really? I've worked at Walmart for 2 years and never noticed it, but then again I work in hardware, so maybe it's not at my store.

I hate to admit this on the web but I'm a sucker for hardware stores, something about walking around and looking at pieces of pipes, the smell of fresh cut lumber, running my fingers threw the loose nuts and bolts (screws poke to much..haha) Looking at washers to see if I can use then in a jewelry design.

I guess I'm a little strange. You should see in in staples...I'm a pen-aholic... pens and pencils, paper of all colors...tacks and stick notes..oh my god I have a problem...

[PublicArt]

Hey! I love your instructables, but your photos are always taken on your hand, so all your metal working is hard to see and pink tinted. Putting your jewelry on a white background would really add to the presentation. The hand backgrounds don't do your work justice.

[Mrballeng]

Any suggestions for a white backround? I've tried a sheet of paper but it makes the pictures look dark. Thanks for the constructable criticism=).

[PublicArt]

What I've done in the past is take a piece of poster board and make a half-pipe shape with the help of a friend, or by propping it up, and then I place the object midway between the curve and the edge of the sheet of poster board. The goal is to make sure all the space around the object is white. Then I setup some white light from a couple of different angles, usually desk lamps, to light up the area. Here's a photo that my friends and I took using this technique.

If that's not sufficient you could make a photography light box. There are a lot of instructables for light boxes. Here's one done with a cardboard box and it looks like it would be pretty convenient to take photos from above with this design: http://www.instructables.com/id/Super-Simple-Light-Tent/#step1

Thanks for hearing me out!

[snoopindaweb]

Yer' Dangerous..? My-Oh-My, what stuff for My Barely Idle Hands.., "Devil & such".!.. Thank You.
"Now if I coild get My "Bacon Lamp" to burn, I might be able to get the Whurly on top to go...HAR.!

[snoopindaweb]

You need a Chrome Shop in Your Garage HAR.! cOOl Stuff YUP.!

[oRelyTo]

As soon as I saw this I was like, "I'm gonna make this for my girlfriend! o:" Thank you so muuuch! (: It's going to be fun and a surprise. (:

[Eventor29]

Im Speechless, Such Beauty! Also The Insertion Of The Jump Ring Was Pure Genius!

Cant Wait For More Of Your Creativity!

[Nawaz]

wow.. This is really nice and beautiful..am definitely making one now(i always wanted to). I have one question though..What type of solder and flux did you use?
Thank you for this great instructable.

[Mrballeng]

Lead free silver solder and the flux that came with it from the plumbing section at walmart. You can see pictures on "Philips head stud earrings".

Thanks for the comment.

[Nawaz]

do you know the % composition of the solder please?( Ag: Zn(or whichever alloy))

Also, which polishing compound did you use?

Thanks for your reply,
Nawaz

[Mrballeng]

Here is the link to the solder. It doesn't say what % though.

http://www.oatey.com/apps/catalog/instance_assets/assets/Submittal_Sheet/Silver%20Lead%20Free%20Solder.pdf

The polishing compound I bought online from PaintScratch. "G3 Polishing Compound".

[cdousley]

nice!

[happyjo]

This is gorgeous!

[Mrballeng]

Thank you.

[build52]

sweet i can't wait to make it