The bezel frame above was quite a challenge for me as it was the first time I soldered anything to a pre-formed object. It is made of some unknown (to me!) metal which doesn't take easily to solder, it tends to just melt away with excessive heat.
First I cut two pieces of clear glass to size (one for the front and one for the back), put some copper foil around (so that the solder can take to it) and also cut a photo to size, which I sandwiched between the two pieces of glass. Soldering the two pieces of glass together took some doing, trying to prevent the flux from seeping in between the two pieces of glass and spoiling the photograph.
Then came the job of fitting the glass into the space and then carefully, tacking it to the frame in short bursts so as to not over-heat the piece. Then some filling and smoothing and finally it was finished.
I can't say I enjoyed that, so I have done very few of them!
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