Well, after getting a$3000 bid for a hood for an exterior fireplace, I
decided to take a whack at it. Take a look at my project so far:

http://home.earthlink.net/~madur0/fireplacehood.jpg

I am scratching my head as to how to solder the joints. This is the
first time I've ever done this and soldering the joints have me
perplexed. I don't want to mess up my work since everything so far
has gone so smooth. I don't want to wreck it with a bad soldering
job. I've soldered before but nothing this big before.

First, what kinda soldering iron should I use or do I use a torch. If
I use a torch flame, will it not discolor the fire place hood? If I
use a soldering iron, what kinda wattage should the iron have?
Lastly, how do I keep the solder from spilling out and over the joints
and messing up my progect?

Thanx for any helpful advice.