Can anybody tell me if plumber's solder will withstand the heat of the
powder coating process?

Tia,

Cic.

On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:02:36 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

Can anybody tell me if plumber's solder will withstand the heat of the
powder coating process?

Powder coating involves the item being coated being heated to about
200 to 250deg C depending upon the material of the coating to be
applied. Lead free 95:5 Sn/Sb plumber solder melts at about 235deg
so it would be a close run thing.

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:02:36 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

Can anybody tell me if plumber's solder will withstand the heat of the
powder coating process?

Powder coating involves the item being coated being heated to about
200 to 250deg C depending upon the material of the coating to be
applied. Lead free 95:5 Sn/Sb plumber solder melts at about 235deg
so it would be a close run thing.

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

==========
Thanks for the information. It looks as if I'll have to think of another
way of doing the job.

Cic.

Peter Parry wrote in message . ..

Powder coating involves the item being coated being heated to about
200 to 250deg C depending upon the material of the coating to be
applied.

Can that be done in a domestic oven?

NT

On 9 Sep 2004 02:45:46 -0700, (N. Thornton) wrote:

Peter Parry wrote in message . ..

Can that be done in a domestic oven?

Possibly, with the right powder material. However the item being
coated is usually charged to 45-90kV to get the powder to adhere to
it before being heated. The powder is very fine and gets everywhere.
After an oven experiment, if the secondary purpose if the cooker is
culinary, you could be in severe trouble.

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:48:37 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:


"Peter Parry" wrote in message
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:02:36 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

Can anybody tell me if plumber's solder will withstand the heat of the
powder coating process?

Powder coating involves the item being coated being heated to about
200 to 250deg C depending upon the material of the coating to be
applied. Lead free 95:5 Sn/Sb plumber solder melts at about 235deg
so it would be a close run thing.

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

==========
Thanks for the information. It looks as if I'll have to think of another
way of doing the job.

Hi,

Try a higher temperature solder like silver solder, (though not all
silver solders melt at a higher temperature...)

cheers,
Pete.

"Pete C" wrote in message
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On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:48:37 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:


"Peter Parry" wrote in message
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:02:36 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

Can anybody tell me if plumber's solder will withstand the heat of
the
powder coating process?

Powder coating involves the item being coated being heated to about
200 to 250deg C depending upon the material of the coating to be
applied. Lead free 95:5 Sn/Sb plumber solder melts at about 235deg
so it would be a close run thing.

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

==========
Thanks for the information. It looks as if I'll have to think of another
way of doing the job.

Hi,

Try a higher temperature solder like silver solder, (though not all
silver solders melt at a higher temperature...)

cheers,
Pete.

===============
I'm not sure that I can get enough heat out of a plumber's blow lamp to melt
silver solder and I got rid of my oxyacetylene gear years ago. Still it's
worth a try. Thanks for the suggestion.

Cic.

Cicero wrote:

I'm not sure that I can get enough heat out of a plumber's blow lamp to melt
silver solder and I got rid of my oxyacetylene gear years ago. Still it's
worth a try. Thanks for the suggestion.

Never heard of Easy-flo? -- Johnson Matthey range of solver brazing
alloys with melting points in the low 600's of C, easily obtainable with
a blowlamp (subject to size of workpiece). Watch the high cadmium
content though -- http://www.jm-metaljoining.com/ (for an example of how
not to design a web site).

--
Andy

On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 20:05:43 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:


"Pete C" wrote in message
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On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 17:48:37 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:


"Peter Parry" wrote in message
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On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:02:36 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

Can anybody tell me if plumber's solder will withstand the heat of
the
powder coating process?

Powder coating involves the item being coated being heated to about
200 to 250deg C depending upon the material of the coating to be
applied. Lead free 95:5 Sn/Sb plumber solder melts at about 235deg
so it would be a close run thing.

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/

==========
Thanks for the information. It looks as if I'll have to think of another
way of doing the job.

Hi,

Try a higher temperature solder like silver solder, (though not all
silver solders melt at a higher temperature...)

cheers,
Pete.

===============
I'm not sure that I can get enough heat out of a plumber's blow lamp to melt
silver solder and I got rid of my oxyacetylene gear years ago. Still it's
worth a try. Thanks for the suggestion.

Hi,

A solder with a low silver content would be best. This site will have
what you need:

http://www.cupalloys.com/products.php?productId=56

Alternatively melt some 60/40 solder down and add lead to make it
10/90 to bring the melting point up:

http://www.mbouk.co.uk/solderwire.htm


cheers,
Pete.


Cic.

On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:02:36 GMT, "Cicero"
wrote:

Can anybody tell me if plumber's solder will withstand the heat of the
powder coating process?

Tia,

Cic.


I've just had something powder coated that had joints filled with
solder (not used for joining anything). The man told me that it would
more than likely melt and cause problems and suggested I remove it,
which I did.

MJ