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SexyThoughts -> RE: Permanently Sealing a Piercing (11/26/2011 2:56:59 AM)
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The theories straight forward for a solder/weld.
Metal conducts heat.
So pre-freeze the earlobe with icecubes, so the flesh is slower to defrost and reach critical heat. Put a thin sliver of tinfoil as a safety net if your weld-tip slips, plus it'll reflect some of the radiant heat
Use a larger hoop to put the weld away from the flesh.
Clamp some cold metal pliers between the weldpoint and the flesh, to have extra metal to soak up the heat that'll travel along the hoop.
Use a metal tip, not a gas nozzle, so reduce air convection, and make any heat transfer solid to solid.
It's counterintuitive, but weld with a high temperature for a short time, rather than lower heat for a long time. A short pulse of heat should make the weld, and dissipate while heating the pliers. A slow heat will heat the pliers, heat the ear then make the weld.
And like they say above, a weld isn't permanent, bolt cutters are like safety shears for chain perverts and ER departments.
I'd use a padlock myself if you like the mindfuck of dangling weights. Or tamperproof, vanilla, numbered inspection tags if weight is an issue.
And pick your welder as carefully as you'd pick your tattooist, for exactly the same reason.
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