Enamel

I’ve been thinking for a few days about the right approach: how can you safely enamel a brooch, for example, onto which a pin has been soldered? Why it can go wrong The question is: should you enamel first, or start by soldering the pin? The physical parameters are as follows: Silver solder melts between 700 and 800°C, roughly speaking, depending on the type. Hot enamel melts at around 800°C (810°C for the WG Ball enamel I use)....

If there’s one technique that’s poorly documented (in french) and fairly discreet on the web, it’s metal enamelling. I’ve only recently got started, after digging up all the sources I could find online: videos, blogs, various articles. Many of the resources are in English. What exactly are we talking about? Enamel Wikipedia tells us: Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F)....