Jon Radder said:Greg Elmassian said:
Steel can be soldered, but it's not real common, need to use acid flux.Regards, Greg
Yup - when tin work was popular it was very common for it to be soldered. I know tin isn’t exactly steel, but it has similar properties. I’ve soldered galvanized sheet metal, but I can’t remember what for. Used a torch, lost of plumbing flux and heavy solder.
Rob Wright said:
Actually what I should have said is will a resistancce rig generate enough heat to "silver solder" I was really tired after work yesterday (night shift) and with the combination of some spiced rum and the late hour it just didn't come out the right way. I don't think my rig would do it but with some of the stronger rigs I wonder if it would work. Just wondering though as with the cost of those things ( I lost intrest talking to the sales rep after he sail "starting cost 1300 ) but then you need........Smokebox</blockquote>Rob,
Devil is in the details, eh? What you’re thinking of is spot welding, here are a few “choices”
http://www.5bears.com/welder.htm
Have a look at the size of that transformer!
http://sunstoneengineering.com/site/
Commercial unit
http://www.aws.org/wj/2005/07/032/
One more project.
Happy reading!
