Remember: Laser welding is as much an Art form as it is a Science. Create you own style, experiment, adapt, and learn from you successes as well as your failures-and build upon them. Experience is an asset, but experience is something you don’t get until after you need it!
Plasti-tak can be used to protect stones and finishes. You can find it in your office supply or hobby shop.
Use a highly polished sterling silver protective template to shield sensitive areas when laser welding.
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If you have the capability, photo document your work and keep written records. Then when you have a similar job come into the shop you can look up the setting and see how you did the previous job.
Sometimes it IS better to remove stones prior to laser welding, and then reset them.
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RediProng tips are convenient, great shapes, come with/without solder, and have good welding properties. The ones without solder work the best for laser welding.
Be sure to cut a groove in the weld zone of a thicker piece. Then “landslide” the side walls of the host metal into the bottom of the trough you created. Fill to the top with similar filler metal.
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