How To Clean Up Excess Solder If You Have Soldered The Way Most People Tell You

This is the final film in the 'Tips To Produce That Perfect Solder Joint With Minimal Cleaning Up Saving You Both Time And Money' series. In this film Andrew shows you the best way to remove the excess solder that will have flowed onto the surface if you follow a lot of what is taught when it comes to soldering.

So many people are making more work for themselves when they shouldn't. Whilst there is no right or wrong way, there is a good and better way.

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Andrew shows you many hints and tips that he has gained from his experience as a professional goldsmith.

[nilo]

Mr. Berry,
Thank you so very much for making another wonderful video. A near college education in Art for free to people may not be able to pay for one. Bravo !

[allanthompson]

That is just it. What you said right at the end. There are so many ways to approach a task, depending on the circumstances. So one has to be aware of as much as possible in order to be equipped with the right approach at a given time.
That is why watching these films more than once is an excellent thing to do. In my own experience. Cheers Andrew.

[Theboxclapper]

Hey man I love all of your videos, I'm trying to make a career out of making jelewery and your videos have been teaching me alot, thank you!

[nbopuser]

Excellent learning for me ! Thanks ! How to deal with the same technique on copper and brass ? I am an ‘intermediate beginner’ and not on to silver yet but these silver solder joints on copper/brass always stand out and i’d love to find a way to make them less visible.

[StacyClark]

Thanks for the video, however wish you had them more often. Keep em coming.

[shakirathebudgie]

Thank you for all your videos Andrew. These help to keep me indoors during lockdown. In this video I did not notice what grit of paper was used on the buff stick. I am guessing it is 600 grit emery paper? I also wonder if solder could be used on vintage, worn out silver-plated jewellery to mask the areas where the plating has rubbed- off...

[saltymemesmith]

Hi Andrew,

How would you go about filling a holled coin?

I see many silver coins that have had holes filled with Solder without damaging the coin further.

Thank you.

[Thatsmessedupman]

What is a buff stick? Can you remove the very thin layer of solder off of copper without damaging the surrounding copper? What grit is best for removing solder smear off of surrounding copper. Someone had tried to fill a seam on an antique piece and I'm trying to remove the solder which required a torch to melt the blobs but I'm left with the lighter spots that wouldn't just wipe off when hot.

[heatherhawkins]

Andrew, I love your videos! I find that every time I search something...you have at least one or several video on that topic!! I would like to request you make a video of fusing. Specifically fusing gold to silver/sterling silver....gold 16/18 gauge wire or small plate to the same gauge or thicker silver/sterling silver sheet.

[nandamachado]

Hi Andrew! I'm a big fan of your videos and the way you teach! I don't have (yet) a big atelier, so I'm using the small brushes to polish and the red paste. The problem is that it does a huge mass, all gets red in the room. Do you recomend another paste to polish other than the red one? Ah, it's for silver! Thank you very much!

[teamskovhugger]

😉👍 hello, do you have a link where to buy these rotor brushes the good One you allways talk about ? Thanks.

[claudiamarina]

I have watched all your videos. They are amazing!!!! Love everything you do. Then I tried to solder a sterling silver ring (10 gauge wire). I used regular paste flux around the area, and a small piece of medium solder. It doesn’t work, I kept using the tourch fire around the ring for more than 2 min, the flux dries, the solder gets black and falls. I tried 5 times, the silver is changing shape but the solder doesn’t melt and flows like in your videos.
I was so excited to get started but now I ’m so disappointed. I have no idea why it’s not working. Any advise?

[christinadreaming]

Can you add in the description the tools you used with the link as well at the vlogging tools lol

[mikeedwards]

Excellent never used a gas soldering gun on jewellery before have to buy the right one gun now ??and. Materials for gold any rcomendations?

[atilaestebangosztonyi]

Dear Teacher : I am fascinated with your most interesting videos. As an amateur Jack of all tardes i find them very useful to learn different techniques. The only thing I can not understand is your use of those ugly buffstlcks so different from your beautiful and well kept tools which seem to be surgical instrumentos. Greetings from faraway Patagonia

[DatBlueHusky]

i have a model steam engine tank that is slobbered full of solder, its gonna be fun to clean it off the brass.

[saafewolf]

I wonder if he might ever do a medium sized "beard bead" as a jewelry as either wax or metal?

[kempkeepsakes]

Thanks for video but where's the link for brushes...please

[isaacarnett]

Your thumbnail is trashed, Andrew. (saying with a sense of humor)