Spinners!

One of the projects we make in my Dive Into Studio 2 is the fabulous spinner ring.

So many choices with this project that it presents lots of opportunity to grow those smithing skills. It also tests those soldering skills as some students discover that when flaring the ring (to hold the “spinners”) the seam may start to split. This either indicates not enough solder used or more likely a cold join. A cold join is when you see the solder flow but don’t stay long enough for the solder to melt inside the join not just on the outside.