This solder is intended for soldering metal pieces together for jewellery making - we sell brass, bronze, and copper solders.
It has a more colour accurate look than Silver solder when used for soldering copper alloys.
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It is not suitable for use with an electronics soldering iron as these do not create enough of a high temperature.
These are hard solders to cut, and we recommend either a piercing saw or a good pair of tin snips/aviation shears. I use a pair of brake cable cutters for a bike - obviously, I cut this solder daily!
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Our Bronze solder melts between 665-755C and should begin to flow around 690C. Sold as a 1.5MM rod, 60CM lengths.
This solder is comprised of 30% fine silver, 36% Copper, 32% Zinc and 2% Tin. Flux recommended; borax or Easy-flo are the recommended choices for a flux.
This Copper solder starts to melt between 710-770C with a flow point around 720C. It is composed of 92.2% Copper, 7.8% Phosphorus and is self-fluxing when used on Copper-Copper joints. If used on Copper alloys a seperate flux may be required and many of my customers swear by simple Borax.
1.5MM rod, new as of 10/22 - sold as 60CM lengths. A 60CM length weighs approximately 8.2 grams, which means you get more than double the amount of the older wire solder for the same price, and you don't have to buy as much!
Our Brass solder melts between 660-710C and should begin to flow around 675C. This is still sold as a 0.8MM wire solder and is sold in 60CM lengths too.
This solder is comprised of 40% fine silver, 30% Copper, 28% Zinc and 2% Tin. Flux recommended; borax or Easy-flo are the recommended choices for a flux.
It can be done with propane, bi-fuel gases, etc. It may be possible with a micro Butane torch but I have not tried personally. I would highly recommend experimenting with various things - if you are having trouble soldering, try using a solder pick.
If you're having trouble make sure your joints are as tight as possible - tension closed ideally!
Make sure everything is clean, as Copper alloys love to take oils from your skin.
If in doubt, make it hotter, try a solder pick, and try some Borax.
While we sell this solder by length, you may receive several pieces totalling the length you ordered. This is purely to save on packaging and postage costs for you.