17
Eric places a piece of medium
solder between the ends of the
ring, then dips it in alcohol and boric
acid to prevent oxidation during
soldering.18-19
He applies Batterns
self-pickling fl ux
and solders the ends of the rings
together.20
Once the rings have been
soldered, it’s time to size
them on a ring mandrel.21-22
Eric then fl attens and
textures each of the
three soldered rings into washers.23
The fl attened and textured
washers are then dished
using a dapping block.ASSEMBLY
24
Eric solders a small
jump ring to one of the
washers.25
Eight larger jump rings
are used to connect the
shell pieces to each other and
to the other components of the
bracelet.17
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21
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22
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