when I was working in my dad's shop
by bj 
, Thursday, June 18, 2015, 19:37 (3386 days ago) @ bob
I could solder copper wires just fine but when I tried to solder to steel it never worked. My father told me it required acid core solder. I might have been trying to solder to something too thick to heat up properly. In years since I've soldered steel electrical wire to copper electrical wire and it worked just fine.
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- A question for the metal smiths -
bob,
2015-06-16, 10:00
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- 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