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Karl Townsend Karl Townsend is offline
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Staybrite comes in two forms, Staybrite and Staybrite 8. Staybrite
is very fluid when it melts, doesn't bridge gaps well. Staybrite 8
with more silver has a plastic range (430 to 535F) and bridges gaps
(and pinholes) better. It can be hard to find so I'm going to mail
you about 8" of 1/8" dia Staybrite 8 in an envelope.

Clean up the joint with scotchbrite or something, use some tinner's
fluid, heat gently with propane torch while dabbing or scratching the


Thank you for the very kind offer. I appreciate it. The nearest welder's
store is St. Cloud. I'd just as soon not make a special trip for the
tinner's fluid. Will any of the silver solder flux products on page 3287 of
http://www.mcmaster.com/ work? They deliver to my door in under 24 hours.

Karl