jewelry fine

A little embarrassed to ask

I've been reading through the threads and have learned a great deal. Most of you are way above my head and I'm a little nervous to ask. My goal is quite different from many of you here. I'm a Mom and a teacher, who happens to have a passion for making handcrafted jewelry. I'd like to sell my items online, so I used a site builder through linksky.com. I was selling about 10 items per month. I'd like to be doing more like 10 items per week. I had a friend, not a close fr...

titanium welding

Not a single jewelry making book I've ever seen treats this as if it's even possible. Machining and cold connections are the only thing covered. Has anyone out there succesfully done tiny welds on titanium or other similar metals? And, if not welding, brazing? ......And, more specifically, of exactly what does your setup consist, and exactly what is involved in doing it?Now, the problem with welding or soldering the stuff is simply that it's very difficult to get a metal to...