[TheForge] Soldering Stainless

[Woolley]

Thanks Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Brewer" <danqualman at gmail.com>
To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 11:40 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Soldering Stainless


> Then silver solder /silver braze is what you want.  The silver is the
> wetting agent in the filler rod. Just tell the nice folk at the welding
> store what you are looking for.  If you do a scarf joint it will be just
> about as strong as you can do with the rod.
>
> Dan in Auburn
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 8:34 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Soldering Stainless
>
> Dan,
>
> Of all things, I'm making a cupcake tree for  a pastry chef to be used in 
> a
> restaurant (several if I get this prototype right)  The 1/8 rod will be 
> the
> spike and the 3/32 will be a little flattened spiral joined to the spike 
> for
>
> the cupcake to rest on.
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Brewer" <danqualman at gmail.com>
> To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 10:09 PM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Soldering Stainless
>
>
>> Why are you trying to join the pieces together?
>>
>> Dan in Auburn
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Woolley
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:01 PM
>> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [TheForge] Soldering Stainless
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I know this has probably been discussed here before but I need to know
>> what
>> material to use to join 2 pieces of 316L or 308 ss tig rod together, 1/8
>> and
>> 3/32.  Silver solder?  I obviously need to keep the heat down so I won't
>> burn up the rod. Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bill Woolley
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