[TheForge] repairing silver

[Roy Wilson]

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 08:45:05 -0800, Darrell wrote:

>Even the "Plumbing" silver solder needs a torch to melt and then it looks more
>like brass t5han silver. To look good you will need jewelers silver solder and
>some silver solder flux and one of those "micro torch" units.

	Use a real jeweler's torch.  I've got some insanely small
orifice head for my oxy/acet that supposedly will work (00000 or
some such).  It doesn't.  Just getting it LIT is next to
impossible, controlling the flame requires an act of god.



Roy Wilson
General Operations Director
Wilson Eclectics