[BC] Irons for silver soldering copper strap

[Mike McCarthy]

There's a reason we work reasonably well with each other....we're on the 
same page. Though I never had any luck with MAPP and strap...

I do have a Turbotorch kit. But don't use it much for that reason. .

MM

At 07:53 AM 10/16/2007 -0400, Cowboy wrote
>On Monday 15 October 2007 11:38 pm, Jason Houts wrote:
> >  Hi Guys!
> >
> >  Where are you buying your high temp soldering irons for copper strap?
> >  Remember the old large wood handle electric irons from back in the day?
>
>  If an iron of any size will do the job, you're using the wrong "solder" !
>
>  Use 15% sil-fos and a swirl-jet torch. ( Turbo-Torch is one brand )
>  These torches fueled with MAPP gas will get adequately hot to do the job
>  properly. The Bernz-O-Matic version is fine, and much less costly.
>  Propane isn't quite hot enough, although it can do the job with no wind.
>
>  Personally, I prefer oxy-acetelene, but that will require a bit of practice
>  and a deft hand.
>
>--
>Cowboy