An air/actyalene torch is better for silver work. If you are melting the solder wire into the wet spot, you are still silver soldering. If I recall correctly, a welded joint does not have a filler whether it is a brazing rod or silver solder wire. It's alright to use fusing to join things but if the metal is deforming more than what you want for the look you want, you are working too hot. To solder silver, the whole thing needs to come up to the temp that your solder melts at. You can't just heat the area that you want the solder to melt in. An excellent book to read is "The Complete Metalsmith."
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An air/actyalene torch is
An air/actyalene torch is better for silver work. If you are melting the solder wire into the wet spot, you are still silver soldering. If I recall correctly, a welded joint does not have a filler whether it is a brazing rod or silver solder wire. It's alright to use fusing to join things but if the metal is deforming more than what you want for the look you want, you are working too hot. To solder silver, the whole thing needs to come up to the temp that your solder melts at. You can't just heat the area that you want the solder to melt in. An excellent book to read is "The Complete Metalsmith."
marily