On 6/10/2010 6:02 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 6/10/10 7:39 PM, Artemus wrote:
Obviously I'm doing something wrong here as my joints are brittle
and don't hold worth squat.

(...)

So what am I doing wrong? technique? Wrong solder?
Art


I'm pretty sure they needed to be welded.


Never having done that, I feel qualified to advise that this
guy *has* done that:

http://homemetalshopclub.org/news/dec03/dec03.html

Scroll about 75% down the page.

[Spoiler] The scarf must be *very long*; cut at a shallow
angle. This guy advises a 1/2" long lap, not
0.025" long.

--Winston