Hi Rich I know of at least one professional boiler maker who uses leaded bronze for his bushes. I was very surprised when I discovered this, but he assured me it is common practice and causes no trouble. Perhaps you just have to be careful not to overheat it and boil the lead content off. Regards Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 10:22 AM Subject: [modeleng] Silver solderering leaded materials >I thought that leaded bronzes silver soldered together fine..... > Rich. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.