you probably already know about tinning/coating
Both surfaces to be joined and using a spring clamp to maintain pressure while heating part to solder flow and adding more to fill gaps. But generally all solder problems come from contaminated surface and/or not enough heat.
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- A question for the metal smiths - 
bob, 
2015-06-16, 10:00 ![Open whole thread [*]](themes/default/images/complete_thread.png)  - Spring steel is normal carbon steel, normally.... - 
passing by, 
2015-06-16, 19:34
- Spring steel is normal carbon steel, normally.... - 
bob, 
2015-06-17, 08:58
- you probably already know about tinning/coating - 
passing by, 
2015-06-17, 13:06
- you probably already know about tinning/coating - 
bob, 
2015-06-17, 22:47
- if not flexed or stressed, rivet holes fine. - 
passing by, 
2015-06-19, 10:44
- if not flexed or stressed, rivet holes fine. - bob, 2015-06-20, 12:26
 
 
- if not flexed or stressed, rivet holes fine. - 
passing by, 
2015-06-19, 10:44
 
- you probably already know about tinning/coating - 
bob, 
2015-06-17, 22:47
 
- you probably already know about tinning/coating - 
passing by, 
2015-06-17, 13:06
 
- Spring steel is normal carbon steel, normally.... - 
bob, 
2015-06-17, 08:58
- when I was working in my dad's shop - 
bj, 
2015-06-18, 19:37
- we always brush on flux, core stuff never seems enough...NT - passing by, 2015-06-19, 10:47
 
 
- Spring steel is normal carbon steel, normally.... - 
passing by, 
2015-06-16, 19:34