Silversmithing: Mastering Pick Soldering

This short tutorial shows you the importance of learning to pick solder. It demonstrates the process as well as explaining the advantages of mastering this skill. Pick soldering allows one to control both the amount of solder applied as well as allowing precise placement. I think the biggest advantage is how much faster one can do things. Spend some time practicing this technique if you'd like to speed up and improve your soldering skills. If you find it helpful or interesting, please give it a like! If you'd like to see more useful videos like this, please subscribe to my channel:). It would be great if you would share this with others who might find it useful. Ring the bell so you get notifications when I upload a new video.

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Silversmithing: Mastering Pick Soldering
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[kristibbradshaw]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. You’ve earned an atta boy.

[gisella]

Love you Chad, you have helped me a lot. From AU.

[redhotjezebel]

Holy crap, I am so glad I found this video!

[SP-fyfx]

Good content, I intend to try to speed up my Soldering. One small suggestion, I view with a 12" Tablet screen, but could have seen more if zoomed in closer. Would you consider zooming in closer, in general, for your videos? I think your videos are very informative.

[jimbartley]

Very good to see you demonstrate in real time. Perhaps a couple of close up views would have been useful as well. Thanks for the video. Cheers. Jim

[kes]

I cant tell you how much this technique has helped me! I was ready to give up on silversmithing because I could never get chip solder to flow! Thank you Chad, you’re the best!!!!

[BriarthornAJ]

Thanks so much for this video!!! I can always get the solder on the pick but not on the piece. Now I know now what I was doing wrong...😆

[monicamcguiness]

Hi Chad. I love watching your tutorials. I just started silversmithing. Thanks for all your time. I learned at the John Campbell school in Murphy NC. They have tons of classes. Worth a look.

[ZinniaZinniaZinnias]

Thanks Chad for the pick soldering tips! Soldering has and still is a Constant challenge

[calebgibson]

Can't wait to get good at this. Soldering usually takes me forever. Good explanation 👏

[lindseystockwell]

Your videos are great thank you very much. I watch them while working in my studio and hope to really get good at soldering.

[cristinacassidy]

Thank you so much! This was so helpful.

[mawi]

Yes, I'll try it now! Thank you!

[eccentricooro]

wow this is just what i needed, thank you

[traceelambert]

Great video!
I am making my first forays into metalsmithing, and now I understand the reasons pick soldering is so popular. I've been placing tiny bits of solder wire and cursing when the flame causes them to migrate across the board!

[violetvioletviolet]

As an aspiring jeweler, I've been very frustrated lately. I had forgotten what I was taught years ago. Because it'd been so long since I did anything. Thank you so much, this is a game changer. I am a subscriber now and I'm looking forward to More of your videos! keep them coming!

[hawkercnc]

Nice, thanks for the work. I suspect bicycle wheel spokes would make a very good pick, sharpened on a grinder. Quit a hard spring steel, easier to unscrew rather than cut unless you have spring steel wire nippers.

[flyingcheff]

One word for you: WAX! 😂😅😂😅😂
Kidding around of course, pick soldering is a fantastic technique and you demo’d it beautifully here. Great job (as usual)!

[katesluyter]

Thanks Chad! Definitely need to practice this more.

[nigelsmethurst]

Very useful timesaving technique. Thanks