On Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:01:39 -0000, "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:

>
>   Heh, yes, that would work without damaging the chain, but not for long as 
>superglue is one of those glues that can 'snap' out of its hold, ie., when 
>superglue  sets, it sets as a shiny surface against the item and once that 
>seal breaks, well you're back to square one...
>
Super glue is good for pulling strain but hopeless for anything else.
What about silver solder, other than the colour, of course? 

>    Using lead solder (or it's probably more tin now instead of lead, but it 
>does the same thing), on gold or silver though, is not good because both of 
>these non-ferrous metals (and probably others too), will literally soak up 
>the lead solder like a sponge, and then if you try to fix the break whilst 
>the lead solder is still there, the whole damaged area will melt way too 
>easily into a blob. The only answer is to take the offending links out. 

>But yes, I've seen *many* bodge jobs in my time.

I bet you have!

Regards
	Stephen

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