Re: I just picked up some silver solder paste.....

On Mar 1, 2:05=A0pm, "William Black" <william.bl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Feb 29, 9:50=3DA0am, "William Black" <william.bl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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and I noticed something very peculiar about this stuff. =3DA0It looks=
and
smells EXACTLY like 'high end' silver thermal paste for CPU's !! =3DA=
0Has
anyone else noticed this ?

I haven't yet used the stuff to 'actually solder' yet but I'm looking=

forward to trying it out. =3DA0Does anyone have a preference to the t=
ypes
of solder they use for joining COPPER and SILVER (both fine and
sterling) =3DA0?

I also grabbed some Hard, medium and soft '*** solder' but it would=

seem to me that it would be much more difficult to use than the silve=
r
'PASTE'. =3DA0Of course, I'm speaking strickly as a beginner when it
comes=3D

to joining these various metals.... =3DA0Am I wrong in this assumptio=
n ?

You can buy a silver solder paste in hallmarking grade. =3DA0It comes i=
n a
syringe and costs a small fortune and is usually only available in 'eas=
y'
grade

However, most stuff sold as 'silver solder' is for the electronics
industr=3D
y
and is only about 5% silver and has enough lead in it to destroy anythi=
ng
made of silver you try to join with it.

Please make sure that what you've got is the stuff designed for making
jewellery...

Hey there William,

The stuff I have is called "Pro-Craft" and it's Silver Solder Paste
with Flux.
Here's the link to the vendor, if interested....

http://www.grobetusa.com/ProductDescriptions/solderpasteflux.html

The stuff looks like hallmark quality jewellers solder to me.

Mind you, =A0you never know in the UK until it comes back from the assay
office...

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William Black

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You would probably know better than I....

The two that I have:

Soft @ 45% silver content and is a 1/2 ounce syringe =3D $15.00 CAN
Hard @ 75%% silver content and is a 1/2 ounce syringe =3D $18.00 CAN

BTW, what is Hallmark quality ?

Cheers,

/FC
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