A large number of sculpted jewelry requires you to use a soldering torch. Obviously the kind of soldering torch that you can use for jewelry making is extremely different from the one that your father or brother may have in your tool box. For jewelry making, it is recommended that you use a flame torch and not a soldering iron in order to get the result that you are looking for. Soldering irons are used for melting electrical equipment and therefore these do not really get as hot as you would like them to get for jewelry making work.

A proper jewelry torch should also be fueled by the right kind of fuel. You do not want your jewelry designs to look dirty and oxidized because you have not used the right fuel while using the flame torch. The clean fuels that you should use include butane, propane, map or a mixture of oxygen and propane.

When you use the flame torch you need to ensure that all metal surfaces fit in well when you are soldering. This is something that may take a lot of time but it will pay off in the end in terms of the neatness of the work that you accomplish.

It is also essential that you remove all dirt and grime from the items before they are soldered. You can use a pickle solution to get off the undesired products from your hands and the metals you are soldering together. Last but not the least using a larger amount of solder will not guarantee a good job. It needs to be used frugally and judiciously but efficiently too.