Making an Identification Tag
Identification Tag
22 gauge copper sheet 2 inches square
Tin one side.
Saw two 5/8 inch disks.
20 gauge silver sheet3/4 of an inch square
Tin one side.
Transfer the pattern of the initial to the silver.
Saw to pattern.
File all edges smooth. Finish with emery cloth.
Apply flux to the tinned surface.
Place on the untinned side of the copper disk, and hold with cotter pins.
Lay on an iron screen with the initial side down and place on a hot plate until the solder melts.
Identification Tag
18 gauge silver wire
Make four wire units.
Flux the tinned surface of the second disk.
Place the four units on the fluxed surface.
Melt the solder with the soldering iron, enough to hold the units in place.
Flux the tinned surface of the two disks again. Hold the disks together with cotter pins.
Make sure the edges of the disks are even and the initial is straight with the center loop.
Lay on a screen and hot plate until the solder melts. This will show in a bright metallic line
between the joined edges.
Let the metal cool before removing from the screen.
