So I tried soldering my hinge onto my locket yesterday...it was not quite a success. I soldered the hinge on, but I also soldered the locket completely shut...not exactly what I was going for. So I had to heat it back up and pull everything apart, sand all of the solder off and today I am going to try again. Alicia told me she would help so hopefully it will go better this time. I am hoping to get the hinge, clasp and loop soldered all soldered on today. Then all I would have left is to clean it up.
My "other things" from the title has to do with the ring that I made last night in like an hour. All I did was roll out my half round wire and then put texture on it so it wasn't super involved, but I love it. I am thinking of making some similar rings for my family reunion auction this summer. But it will just depend on how much time I have. I think I'll be able to do it next week. I will post some pictures of them later. I am really loving metal smiting. I hope that I will be able to take at least one more metals class before I graduate.
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