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wingnut

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does anyone know of a hardware store that has silver solder? that little 1/2 0z sta-brite from the hobby shop doesn't last to long.
 
wingnut said:
does anyone know of a hardware store that has silver solder? that little 1/2 0z sta-brite from the hobby shop doesn't last to long.
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I have a question about "silver solder", years ago silver solder was 45% or 15 % silver hard solder, gold in color melting point somewhere over 1100 degrees, today everyone calls lead free silver bearing solder silver solder & its silver in color & melts around 450 degrees, which is correct ???

I bought a troy ounce of 45% silver solder from a welding supply on the net for 8 dollars a troy ounce, it has "silver solder" on the package.

(This is the stuff used to braze the stub shaft to the flex cables)

mike
 
Go to a heating and air conditioning supply store. They will have the Stay Brite in one pound spools and the acid flux in four or six ounce bottles. I think I paid about $35.00 for the solder.
 
Keebibear said:
Ace would be the place to help the boaterman!!I get mine there.
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Mike the stuf you got is silver solder and it's bronze in colour.you need the flux with it it's the white flux and you heat it till it goes clear then apply the solder.Nick

ooppsssssssssssssssssssss :huh:
 
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impba3548 said:
wingnut said:
does anyone know of a hardware store that has silver solder? that little 1/2 0z sta-brite from the hobby shop doesn't last to long.
71304[/snapback]

I have a question about "silver solder", years ago silver solder was 45% or 15 % silver hard solder, gold in color melting point somewhere over 1100 degrees, today everyone calls lead free silver bearing solder silver solder & its silver in color & melts around 450 degrees, which is correct ???

I bought a troy ounce of 45% silver solder from a welding supply on the net for 8 dollars a troy ounce, it has "silver solder" on the package.

(This is the stuff used to braze the stub shaft to the flex cables)

mike

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Mike the stuf you got is silver solder and it's bronze in colour.you need the flux with it it's the white flux and you heat it till it goes clear then apply the solder.Nick
 
Nigtmare said:
impba3548 said:
wingnut said:
does anyone know of a hardware store that has silver solder? that little 1/2 0z sta-brite from the hobby shop doesn't last to long.
71304[/snapback]

I have a question about "silver solder", years ago silver solder was 45% or 15 % silver hard solder, gold in color melting point somewhere over 1100 degrees, today everyone calls lead free silver bearing solder silver solder & its silver in color & melts around 450 degrees, which is correct ???

I bought a troy ounce of 45% silver solder from a welding supply on the net for 8 dollars a troy ounce, it has "silver solder" on the package.

(This is the stuff used to braze the stub shaft to the flex cables)

mike

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I have the white flux for it as well, used it to solder rudder posts on to stainless blades etc in days gone by & it does go clear just before you can add solder to the weld........

Thanks fellas

mike

Mike the stuf you got is silver solder and it's bronze in colour.you need the flux with it it's the white flux and you heat it till it goes clear then apply the solder.Nick

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I use regular 95 - 5 solder from the hardware store & sta brite flux to solder the collet ends of the flex cables. " clamp type collets, not the square ones"

mike
 
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I get my sliver solder from Orchard Supply store..They sell it in different Temp zones From low heat to verry Hi heat ranges...
 
roy, we have a orchard in town . which should i get low temp or high temp? i was planning to use it on a stainless fuel cell.
 


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