I had a question the other day from someone that wanted a soldering set up to be able to solder together copper sculptures.
I came across this map gas set up that would be good for small to medium size sculptures.
Map gas would be good for this purpose, because it burns hotter than propane gas and is able to get hot enough for soldering and possibly even brazing work (brazing is soldering with brass, good for use with steel)
Tips for soldering/brazing:
-Clean the metal surface, solder will not stick to oxidized metal.
-Use the appropriate flux, this keeps the metal from oxidizing.
-Apply heat to the metal not the solder, you want the solder to melt into the hot metal.
-The solder will flow towards the heat, this is how you can move it once melted onto the metal.
-Practice
I am by not means an expert so if anyone has any other things to add, it would be appreciated!
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