On Friday, October 13, 2017 at 9:46:26 PM UTC-4, bob prohaska wrote:


If I can find something to coat the ring pull, so the solder
won't wet it, I think there's a decent chance of success. I
don't think lead-tin solder will be strong enough and I can't
think of a reliable anti-wetting coating that will stand up
to silver soldering temperatures. .


Thanks for reading, and any ideas.

bob prohaska

Real silver solder takes a lot of heat. I would try the solder which is about 5% silver and the rest tin before I went to high temp solder ( really silver brazing )

Dan