[storme101]

Am looking for the correct sauter to fix sterling silver jewelry. Where can I find this. I am new doing the repair.

[firmbeliever]

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I was not sure what you meant by sauter your jewellery,
I hope the above article helps in some way.If not please do explain what you did mean and maybe we could help you.:)

[rawpotatoeater37]

You're actually looking for 'solder'. It's used with high heat to conjoin two pieces of metal (and yes, it's spelled weirdly :) )

Solder is sold a many number of places. I personally trust Rio Grande (riogrande.com), but it takes a while to set up an account with them and for just solder, I would look online for another source.

You can get wire or sheet solder, it's not a big problem. But you DO want to get the lead-free solder if you're working with silver. You do not want stained glass solder; that would just be bad all around haha. There are also three different types: hard, medium and soft. Hard has the highest melting point and is the strongest solder. It's good for joints that are pretty crucial, like holding pin backings on or supporting weight and stuff. Soft has the lowest melting point and is usually used for decorative stuff that won't have a lot of pressure on it, as it's also the weakest (but still strong) solder. Medium (obviously) is in the middle.

The best thing to do is think about your joint that needs to be soldered and see how much pressure is going to be there. If it's really important (like holding everything together), use medium or hard. If it's more of a decorative something, then use medium or easy. To be honest, you could probably just buy medium and get away with it.

Also another thing (and don't take this the wrong way, it's just a polite question): Do you know how to solder? I would recommend not doing it without supervision for at least the first few times.

Good luck and feel free comment back if you have anymore questions about what I said or anything else!

[Val_apple]

I pierced my tongue 4days ago,and I haven't been eating.. expect yogurt,cold chocolate.. (lots of dairy products basically)now I've read below that you shouldn't go near dairy products! all food carries bacteria though,and if you use mouthwash after to disinfect it won't the outcome be the same?