Hello all, new to the forum and relatively new to the engraving world. Wasn't able to get the right combination of keywords to find what I was looking for in a search here or anywhere else online. If this is the wrong place for it please direct me elsewhere.
I have made a couple buckles, the first I left the steel bright so any solder overflow wasn't very noticeable and got lucky on the second one. Now I have had 2 more people ask me to make them buckles and I am having a devil of a time getting the solder to flow evenly under the overlay, either leaving voids or flowing out side of the overlays. I am looking for advice on either getting the correct amount of solder the first time or removing the overflow. I'm sure that this comes with time and experience but everything I've seen online is moreso ad flux solder and heat and not add flux, this much solder and heat.
Thank you in advance, Pancho
I have made a couple buckles, the first I left the steel bright so any solder overflow wasn't very noticeable and got lucky on the second one. Now I have had 2 more people ask me to make them buckles and I am having a devil of a time getting the solder to flow evenly under the overlay, either leaving voids or flowing out side of the overlays. I am looking for advice on either getting the correct amount of solder the first time or removing the overflow. I'm sure that this comes with time and experience but everything I've seen online is moreso ad flux solder and heat and not add flux, this much solder and heat.
Thank you in advance, Pancho