Soldering gold is easy when you get the hang of it, but there are a few differences due to the fact that gold conducts heat differently to silver. Gold conducts heat much slower than silver, which basically means the heat stays in one place for longer, and things get up to soldering (or melting) temperatures much quicker. In this short video, I’m soldering a 18kt gold bezel to a chunky 16 gauge sterling silver back plate. I soldered the bezel closed with hard gold solder, so I’ll be soldering th