Metalsmith Essentials: How to Solder Jewelry Online Workshop with Lexi Erickson

Description

Interested in advancing your jewelry repertoire with soldering? Look no further than this online workshop with Lexi Erickson! Based on her popular video, you’ll take your jewelry making to the next level and try your hand at multiple soldering techniques.

Lesson Breakdown:

Introduction:

• Meet Lexi Erickson
• Lexi’s 5 Rules of Soldering
• Tools & Materials

Soldering Safety:

• Getting Started with the Torch

Soldering Techniques:

• Solder and Flux
• Soldering Rings
• Sweat Soldering
• Soldering Earring Posts
• Soldering Bezels

Techniques Covered:

• Torch set-up
• Torch safety
• Pick soldering
• Direct soldering
• Stick soldering
• Sweat soldering
• Jump rings
• Band rings
• Overlays
• Earring posts
• Wire
• Bezels

Workshop Includes:
Discussion board & Gallery: The discussion board is a great way to interact with other users in the course. It’s an open forum for you to ask questions, share your thoughts, express your inspirations, and share images of your work.

Optional Quizzes: Short optional quizzes to test your knowledge as you progress through the lessons.

Run time: ~94 minutes

About the Instructor:
Lexi Erickson is a Contributing Editor for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist. Lexi has a master’s degree in Jewelry Design and Fabrication and has studied with some of the leading teachers from the US and Canada. Known as the “Queen of Soldering,” she has taught high school through university level jewelry courses for 30 years. Appropriately, her favorite quote is “A day without soldering is a day without sunshine.” She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her family and a large menagerie of puppies and kitties.