On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 02:12:37 -0600, Richard J Kinch wrote:
Gary Coffman writes:

The joint won't be very strong, about like soft solder, but if
that's all you need, it's simpler than actually making a soft
solder joint on aluminum or pot metal.

I'd like to know how you soft solder aluminum.

The way I do it is to tin the surfaces to be joined under oil.
Tinning under oil is an old trick. The oil seals oxygen from
the surface, you scratch in the tinning coat with a sharp
tool or the point of the iron to get below the oxide layer,
then clean off the oil and solder your joint normally.

Gary