"Don Bruder" wrote in message
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Hmmm... Apparently, based on the multiple "Hey, dummy, you can too
solder steel!" messages, all my attempts at soldering steel (stainless
or otherwise) have been done wrong, since I've *NEVER*, in dozens of
atempts, had even the slightest success in getting the solder to "wet"
the steel.

I can usually get a good joint on galvy with just rosin solder. Sand
off any oxides then tin. Make sure not to overheat the joint as the
zinc layer is dissolved by the tin and leaves a weird gray or black
surface that's impossible to tin.
For bare steel, file or sand down to shiny metal and go for it. Maybe
a bit more heat than usually needed (bright copper being usual) to get
the rosin going good.

I've never got anything to stick to SS, but then I don't have much SS
nor do I have a reasonable acid flux. Heck.. I don't have _any_ acid
flux right now.

Tim

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