[modeleng] Re: Silversolder
- From: "Eric Walker" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 19:32:11 -0000
The last 6 months my eyes have been stinging at night just before bedtime,
its as if I had been peeling onions. The only thing that eases it is
splashing cold water in. I thought it was just old age.
E.W.
----- Original Message -----
From: "JESSE LIVINGSTON" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 2:19 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Silversolder
> Gents,
>
> We were discussing and cussing the advisability of silver soldering leaded
> steels so I took it upon myself to experiment with some 12L14 7/32"
> round
> stock. Ground the ends square on two pieces and silver soldered them
> together in a butt joint. When cool, I stuck one end in my vise (vice in
> Old Blighty and Oz) and proceeded to hammer the protruding end to see how
> far I could bend it before it broke. Got it bent about 30 to 45 degrees
> before it broke in the joint. Then took some 1018 steel rod and tried the
> same test. It broke at about the same number of degrees (estimated). I
> then ground two pieces of 12L14 at 45° angle, butted them together and
> soldered that joint. Bent it the same way and it bent a few degrees more
> before it too broke in the joint. From these primitive tests I would say
> that the 12L14 held as well as the 1018 alloy did. Possibly other leaded
> alloys than 12L14 might not hold silver solder as well, but I doubt it.
>
> I would post photos, but no way to do so here on "modeleng." I wonder if
> I
> could put them on "Photobucket" and anyone who wanted to do so could
> access
> the test results? I will check that out tomorrow, but eyes getting tired
> now so will hit the sack soon. Gonna have to quit getting up before 5AM
> maybe? Actually it is a "dry eye" problem so I will stick in some
> artificial tears to ease the burning sensation. Hummmmmm, I don't recall
> having this problem 50 years ago. [:>)
>
> Jesse the Red Neck Tennesseean
>
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