soldering

Studio Setup

fullmetalgeek — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:16:23 -0500

Good morning all!
I'm new to the site, and after taking a year off from any metal work, I'm attempting to get back into the swing of things, and attempting to set up a studio at home.
Being a product of an average 4 year college, I am rather at home with being in a school metals studio, but have never had to set up a studio from the ground up.

Soldering Copper pipe to galvanized steel

mrglass2626 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:57:15 -0500

Hello,

Does anybody have any words of wisdom for soldering galvanized steel wire (gauge 16) to 1/2 inch copper pipe (standard plumbing type)?

I am currently using:

- Bernzomatic pen torch (small flame torch)

Copper solder for soldering copper?

eligius1427 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:46:14 -0600

My girlfriend was looking for a copper colored solder to solder copper to avoid the silver line of silver solder(sounds like some sort of tongue twister):). Someone from Ganoskin suggested using a pre-1981 penny(hammering it and drawing it out then cutting it into strips). From what I remember from school the difference between soldering, brazing, and welding is temperature and the intermixing of metals. My first question is has anybody heard of such a solution for soldering copper? If so, how is it possible to solder a metal with the same metal? Wouldn't the temperature to melt one be the same to melt the other, making this welding? If this is actually soldering, can someone please explain the difference between soldering, brazing, and welding? Normally I probably wouldn't give this a second though, but usually the information from Ganoskin is pretty good.

Still a beginner

sparesomechange — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:29:52 -0600

.peace sign ringSo after playing around with silver soldering for a few attempts, I looked at some web sites and you-tube for some guidance as to what I was doing right and what I was doing wrong. I became aware of some things I maybe should be doing differently.

Repair of unknown bronze /bronze alloy casting

John Hampton — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:42:50 -0600

I'm seeking a cautious approach to repair a casting of unknown properties. The piece in question is a wall sconce that appears to be made of bronze/bronze alloy. TIG or OXY/ACET Welding/Brazing is my first choice, epoxy a last resort.