[TheForge] brass hand rail

Fri Apr 30 06:37:01 2004

Hi Steve,   A number of years back I worked on several rails with another
fellow in Hawaii.  We silver soldered the bronze rails to the cast end
pieces.  Tig and braze didn't work well.  These rail caps came from Blum and
had a high lead content.  (I believe they were architectural bronze, but it
was 16 years ago)

High lead content when finishing..........be thankful that the contractor is
doing that work - the taste sucks, and the health hazard is there for sure.
It is a tart taste on the tip of your tongue and roof of your mouth.

Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howell Steve" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:40 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] brass hand rail

> Thanks for all the advice and pitfalls to look out for. The consensus was
> that architectural bronze cannot be welded but that is what Mike did, No?
> Nor TIG welded but what about TIG brazed?
> Silver solder does sound like the most harmless 'cause of all the low
> melting point alloys in there. Fluxing does sound critical.
> Will know more after my experiments this weekend.
>
> Steve
>
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