On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 12:10:54 -0600, "Will Self"
wrote:


I DID do a search! But I really didn't find what I need to know, although I
suspect this is a common question.

I want to take a 1/2 inch square of brass, say .020 thick, and solder it to
the end of a 1/8 inch brass rod. (The plane of the square piece is
perpendicular to the axis of the rod.) Would you be so kind as to recommend
solder and flux? I would like to get a small tip and use my oxy-acetylene
torch. Does that sound right? Recommendations welcome.

Solder: Harris Staybrite
Flux: Harris Staykleen or ordinary tinners fluid (zinc
chloride)

Welding stores sell a little "handypack" with a coil of solder and a
little bottle of flux in a blisterpack. This is a surprisingly
strong tin-silver solder that melts at 430 F. A soldering gun works
fine on small jobs. It will wet and join brass, copper, nickel,
steel and/or stainless in any combination.

For a job that size with oxy/acetylene youll need a very small tip.
I'd use a Smith-Victor "Little Torch". See
http://www.littletorch.com/