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Wilescoman_123 · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: temps

Here's the temp solider melts at!!
Iam going to use soft solider ! hope it helps!

No. 2 Easy flo 0.5mm 6ft
608-617 deg c
No. 2 Easy flo 1.5mm 600mm
608-617 deg c
No. 2 Easy flo 2.5mm 600mm
608-617 deg c
No. 1 Easy flo 1.5mm 600mm
610-630 deg c
Silver flo No. 55 1.5mm 600mm
630-660 deg c
Silver flo no. 24 1.5mm 600mm
740-780 deg c

MamodFan · Steam fanatic Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 1002

as i already said soft solder is fine, i use it on most of my engine boilers.

i dont have any trouble using silver solder and the easy flo 2 is about the easiest to use, with the correct flux. the melting point on brass is somewhere between 850-1000 degrees there would be no problem using it. the main problem encountered is burn out where you get a section of the brass to hot and it burns through. a common cause of this is using a too fine flame. a large soft flame with a small diameter solder rod 1.5mm or 0.5mm helps matters
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Wilescoman_123 · Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject:

thanks for that!