[TheForge] metalworking question- soldering brass

[Andy Gladish]

ok, that's spooky....I was using some old jewelry solder just yesterday

On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:59:40 -0800, James Binnion <jbin at well.com> wrote:

> No, not if you mean true solders that melt below 850 F, but many
> industrial silver solders (braze alloys) do. Most jewelry grade silver
> solders (braze alloys) have been reformulated to be cadmium free but
> many gold solders (braze alloys) still contain cadmium.