Beaducation, Inc.
intro to soldering

intro to soldering

Don't have all of the tools and materials at home? Don't worry! We have most of them in our Shoppe along with optional kits. Click here to visit our Shoppe.

TOOLS MATERIALS
  • A Note About Materials — This project can be made with a variety of different sizes of blanks and gauges of wire. The soldering techniques are the same and not limited to the specific materials listed. You may want to view the class before ordering your materials and see if anything in your stash might work.
  • 3 ft 18g Sterling Silver Wire
  • Swivel Clasp
  • 24g Sheet Metal — If you prefer to cut your own discs.
  • 4-3/4" 24g circles
  • 5-1/2" 24g circles
  • 12 balled headpins
  • 2"-18g Sterling Silver wire
  • 8-4mm Bicone Crystals — or similar small beads
  • 4 4-5mm Freshwater Pearls — or similar-sized beads
  • 18g 4mm ID jumprings — or any size needed to attach the clasp.
Introduction to Soldering


Kate's Bio
 Instructor: Kate Richbourg
Category: Metalwork
Level: Beginner 
Price: $28.00

This class teaches everything that you need to know to get started with Basic Soldering. Kate shares many tips and tricks in this class including set-up and safety, how to use paste solder to solder jump rings, make chain and create and fabricate an embellished bead. This class breaks down the complicated steps to soldering and makes it easy for the beginning metalsmith to get started at home!

Optional Kit Flavors:
  • Introduction to Soldering Optional Kit, Copper
  • Introduction to Soldering Optional Kit, Silver


You will be transported to our Shoppe, where you will complete payment and also pick up any tools and materials or the optional kit to make your life easier. If you are a new user, you'll be directed to the registration page to create an account. Once you are logged in, go to the "my classes" link at the top of the page to view the class.