Hi PD's - I sent this note to Krick but no response to date - does any PD have any experience
with soft soldering white metal parts? - I realise that I can use superglue, but on principal would prefer
not to - any comments greatly appreciated - Derek

Hi Derek, Yes one can solder white metal, BUT, it takes care. There is a very low melt solder made , a match flame will melt it, and you will need a small soldering iron with a fine tip. As there are many mixes of lead/tin in whitemetal you will have to experiment on a scrap piece. Better wash parts well in soapy water, lightly scrape surfaces to be joined and use Cyno [superglue]. I have done both and strongly recomend the glue method. If the items are larger small pins, dress makers, fitted between the parts to be joined will give strength.

on Saturday, October 05, 2002 3:02 AM, mike mayhew wrote
Yes one can solder white metal, BUT, it takes care
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Thanks Mike - I tried this today - a 25W soldering iron, zinc {ferric} chloride as the flux & and a [lead/tin/aluminium]
based [Pb & Sn & Al] solder wire worked fine in a puddling mode to fill the V prep between the white metal vent
& the aluminium tube - a totally different method or process in soft soldering brass to brass etc where we can
use the induced heat between components to fluidise the solder etc - regards Derek