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-slow groing grin-
show now!!
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I'll keep you in the dark until this weekend when I get the boiler soldered! (bracing for warnings about how not to solder  )
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We are waiting
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get the lowest flame you can(but still nice and hot) and if you can, wrap a wet (cold or hot i doesnt matter as long as it wet) arouend other soldered areas and be careful
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27ace27
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 Bring on that boiler!
BTW I'll need to invest in a new fire extunguisher, I used up the last one!
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*heavy sigh* 
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metalhead100
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Some Fire Dept. will fill and service your better extinguishers.
Not the plastic junkers from Wal-Mart though.
If its metal and decent quality/brand.
Ours does it real cheap....they charge you for the powder and o rings ect.
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Nick
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| Quote: | | BTW I'll need to invest in a new fire extunguisher, I used up the last one! |
Why? 
Soldering is nothing difficult, and you may be scaring other members away from giving it a try.
I doubt all these accidents are really happening. |
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| Nick wrote: | | Quote: | | BTW I'll need to invest in a new fire extunguisher, I used up the last one! |
Why?
Soldering is nothing difficult, and you may be scaring other members away from giving it a try.
I doubt all these accidents are really happening. |
Yup, soldering is not that difficult at all, my dad taught me how to do electrical soldering, then "plumbers soldering" a little bit, and I worked from there  , here's some tips,
Clean the parts you are about to solder
Heat the metal not the solder (or else the solder won't flow)
And don't be afraid to use a lot of flux
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and if silver soldering use the absolute smallest diameter you can--I mean small mechanical pencil lead--really Radio Shack folks
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| Nick wrote: | | Quote: | | BTW I'll need to invest in a new fire extunguisher, I used up the last one! |
Why?
Soldering is nothing difficult, and you may be scaring other members away from giving it a try.
I doubt all these accidents are really happening. |
There is nothing particularly difficult about silver soldering; it is just a matter of getting the methodology right. Like most things in life, if you don't try it you never will succeed. And when you succeed, practice a bit more and you will be amazed at your results. So, here we go.
Let's say at first that a botched silver soldering job is a real eye-sore so it's as well to get some practice on scrap bits or non-critical jobs. The main fault that is seen (apart from using insufficient heat) is an excess of solder used on the joint resulting in it flowing all over the work.
The secret of silver soldering is practice and more practice |
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27ace27
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my soldering attempt was an epic fail just now, I'll brush up on that. thanks jim! 
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