ArtMetal

Hi there Dawne,

I too am new to the site and what a SITE it is! There are so many Talented people here that it's truly MIND BOGGLING..:)!
Anyway, if you're looking to get into the Non-Ferrous metals, you'll find that there are a GREAT deal of different Solders / Brazing Rod available for the different metals. As for CU, my favourite has got to be 'CopperPhos' (Copper Phosphate rod). The one you want for color match to CU is the CopperPhos 0 (zero) as it contains no silver. It is also self fluxing so none of that is needed either and it leaves NO pits, depressions or residue. I GUARANTEE that you'll LOVE this stuff for Copper and Brass. Also, Low Fume Bronze rod is GREAT for putting copper pieces together and creates a BEAUTIFUL Golden contrast against the Copper. Silicon Bronze Rod is Nice to use when joining Mild Steels to Copper, Copper to Stainless, etc and has a very nice Pink tinge (new penny look) to it when shined up.

You'll definitely need to use the #7 tip, or better still the 'Brazing Tip' on your Smith Little torch for the Low Fume Bronze and Silicon Bronze Rods as they are definitely a BRAZING material. The very low melting / working point of the Copperphos rods is really quite close to a Hard Silver Solder.

Hope some of this helps !

Cheers,

/Joe...