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Review on Ultra Tiny Pre-Cut Silver Solder Chips: 0.5Mm X 1Mm X 0.25Mm (Qty=1500) For "Easy" Density by Jerome Godwin

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Solder Flakes.Great for Fine Detail Work!

I too was surprised when I received these solder pieces. No matter what the ad says, pictures show, or other reviewers state, it is still a bit of a surprise when you see just how tiny these really are. But, here's the thing.when making silver jewelry, it is extremely important to hide solder joints. Using tiny pieces of solder like these will help prevent leaving big gobs of solder that will take extra time to file down and will also go a LONG way in preventing over use and waste of precious silver solder saving you money in the end.I do think there are some unfair reviews here because this seller has been perfectly honest about the size of these pieces and even shows them in another magnified photo right next to the main pic against a mm measuring tape as well as a regular non-magnified picture showing a bunch of this stuff next to a dime. If you buy these by looking at the main photo alone, you definitely will be surprised. The main photo is probably magnified anywhere from 50 to 100 times. So just be prepared for the actual size of these pieces.As far as pricing? The price does seem to be fair. Not fantastic, but fair. Rolls of silver solder are extremely expensive and often clumsy to use. So personally, I feel that using solder flakes (flakes, a better description in my opinion) like these are a BIG help in making silver jewelry, especially if you are creating delicate features such as tiny scroll work. If you are making larger pieces of jewelry without a lot of fine detail then you might want to stick with regular wire type solder.

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Pros
  • Pieces are very small. Product functions as expected.
Cons
  • These are REALLY small. Similar in size with granular sugar.