[Jewelry making - Article 00459] - Re: [Orchid] Earring posts

[Kay]

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Re:  Earring posts breaking off.

    I was taught, after soldering the post on, to grab the end of the
    post in a pair of pliers and pull and twist the post, at least 3
    times, until it pinged when flicked with your fingernail.  This
    assures two things:  a) that the post is securely soldered on (a poor
    solder joint will twist right off) and b) that the post is "work
    hardened".  Since I always do that for all the posts I solder on, I've
    never had one break off.  I had some bent when an earring was dropped
    and stepped on, but have not yet had a post break off. Try it first on
    a scrap piece of metal until you get the feel for pulling and twisting
    and you hear the sound of the pinging when you flick the post. Hope
    this helps you. 

Kay 

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