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Old 04-09-2006 | 10:45 AM
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RVM
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It's the coiled stuff. I think it was a 3/16 in diameter, or something like that. Melting point of 450F. The package said it was for joining copper tubing in plumbing applications. It's 100% lead free silver solder.

This right here is exactly what I bought from Lowe's.

ORIGINAL: Kmot

RVM: I think you may have just mentioned something. Your solder. Is it thin, in a coil? Or is it a stiff, 12" long rod? If it is the rod, that is for "brazing', not soldering. You will get nowhere with any type of sodering gun/iron/station with silver brazing rod. I just did a search for "Bernzomatic silver solder" and I could only find info relating to silver brazing rod. http://www.bernzomatic.com/bernzomat...rnzoProd100063

Try the Stay Brite brand of silver solder from Harris. It will do what you need to do.

http://www.jwharris.com/jwprod/solderalloys/#SBSolder