brewster2 wrote:do not want to ruin your day but these are all soldered using old lead solder not the lead free stuff we buy from bunnings.might be dangerous to put your good drinking gear in there. i had one once was going to polish it up but someone swiped it from me.other members might care to confirm my concern <re old fire extinguisher>
Sam. wrote:Hate to bust bubbles but I would check that the copper tank isn't lead soldered if your planning on storing high proof spirit in it...
db1979 wrote:Soft solder should bridge those gaps, especially with the aid of gravity (RC on its side with the gap at the lowest point). I've got no idea if silver solder will do it sorry.
woodduck wrote:Make sure you clean your copper well after hard soldering cause it burns the shit outta everything. The black shit it leaves will cause trouble with soft solder, soft needs real clean surfaces.
I believe that the hard brazing rods from bunnings should be fine from a lead free prospective (I think all hard brazing/silver solder is?)
Why not soft solder all of it? There's a good thread in there on building a shotty :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Doubleuj wrote:Nice use of a good looking fire :handgestures-thumbupleft:
You’re not going to cut out the middle of the plate are you?
I’m confused about your comment 2.3mm from edge of glass..
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