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Solder properties? Irons?
Hi all, I'm new to stained glass. Ok, that probably lost 90% of you but
sometimes you just have to be new. I've been lurking, and rarely, posting here for the past month or so. I am considering working with lead free solder and am looking for a site that lists solder properties. What I want to know is what percentage of what metals it contains and the melting points. Any suggestions of where I could find something like this? Anyone here using a lead free suitable for the copper foil method of stained glass work? Since melting points are higher than leaded solder, what iron/type of flux do you like to use with it? Will it work nicely with black patina? Look good on it's own? Yes, I am taking a class and can ask the instructor (a 60/40 person); but, as with most things, I think there is more than one approach that will work. Opinions please? Email is munged, remove the "eels" if you wish to use it. |
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"searobin8356" wrote in message .com... Hi all, I'm new to stained glass. Ok, that probably lost 90% of you but sometimes you just have to be new. I've been lurking, and rarely, posting here for the past month or so. Hooray! A newbie lurker that isn't an argumentative troll. Welcome. ;) I am considering working with lead free solder and am looking for a site that lists solder properties. What I want to know is what percentage of what metals it contains and the melting points. Any suggestions of where I could find something like this? Probably everything you'd ever want to know about solder is at this link, including the alloys, fluxes, and melting points: http://canfieldmetals.com/stained.htm Anyone here using a lead free suitable for the copper foil method of stained glass work? Not me. But my recent blood lead level tests may indicate that I have to go to such a solder, and soon. Since melting points are higher than leaded solder, what iron/type of flux do you like to use with it? The melting points of the lead free are only 50* or so higher than the 50/50. I doubt you'd ever know which you were working with unless you looked at the spool's label. Very experienced people probably can tell by how the solder melts and flows. Will it work nicely with black patina? Look good on it's own? I dunno about patina-ing lead-free solder. It might work...or not. Experimenting is the only way to know if you'll like it. Did you ask your retailer about what to use? Yes, I am taking a class and can ask the instructor (a 60/40 person); but, as with most things, I think there is more than one approach that will work. Opinions please? 60/40 person? What sort of a perversion is THAT? Heh, heh. |
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"Moonraker" wrote in message ... "searobin8356" wrote in message Hi all, I'm new to stained glass. Hooray! A newbie lurker that isn't an argumentative troll. Welcome. ;) Lol, I can't think of a faster way to get totally roasted by an established NG. But, I can't promise to never argue I am considering working with lead free solder and am looking for a site that lists solder properties. What I want to know is what percentage of what metals it contains and the melting points. Any suggestions of where I could find something like this? Probably everything you'd ever want to know about solder is at this link, including the alloys, fluxes, and melting points: http://canfieldmetals.com/stained.htm Thanks, that certainly covers Canfield and they seem to be the most popular and available manufacturer. Anyone here using a lead free suitable for the copper foil method of stained glass work? Not me. But my recent blood lead level tests may indicate that I have to go to such a solder, and soon. If lead free solder is not significantly more difficult to work with then why not? Prohibitive cost and/or inferior results is what comes to mind. Looking at the Canfield site... Canfield Silvergleem is certainly in the upper realm of cost for that bit of silver it has. They also offer Pewter, which is less expensive but has a duller grey finish to it from what I have read. Maybe there is not enough market share in stained glass for competition to occur and bring in some new alternatives. I wonder about stepping out and using a lead free marketed towards mass production of some kind, of course, it may not be available to a retail buyer. BTW, any adults getting a serum lead screen should also get the Zinc Protoporphyrin test as well, as you probably know. For those that don't: http://www.labtestsonline.org/unders.../zpp/test.html Since melting points are higher than leaded solder, what iron/type of flux do you like to use with it? The melting points of the lead free are only 50* or so higher than the 50/50. I doubt you'd ever know which you were working with unless you looked at the spool's label. Very experienced people probably can tell by how the solder melts and flows. I was hoping that if I just go ahead and start out using it as a newbie that it won't seem anymore difficult to use than the leaded type. My concern was that with the higher temps and the slowness of being new, I might "create" some broken glass until I work up a bit of experience with it. Will it work nicely with black patina? Look good on it's own? I dunno about patina-ing lead-free solder. It might work...or not. Experimenting is the only way to know if you'll like it. Did you ask your retailer about what to use? I'll ask about lthe lead free this week. I see them suggesting/selling 60/40 by Canfield to others in this class. Yes, I am taking a class and can ask the instructor (a 60/40 person); but, as with most things, I think there is more than one approach that will work. Opinions please? 60/40 person? What sort of a perversion is THAT? Heh, heh. Not sure, but they seem to enjoy it and perhaps there is a video available ;^) Thanks for the info. |
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"searobin8356" wrote in message .com... If lead free solder is not significantly more difficult to work with then why not? Prohibitive cost and/or inferior results is what comes to mind. It's probably just a case of me being stuck in my ways....and now I get to be stuck with IV chelation therapy a whole bunch of times as payback. I probably use less solder per dollar of sales than anyone in this group. I don't really care what the solder costs...just that it will do what I need. I need to grab up a roll and give it a try. I'll stop by Homer Depo's and see if they have any. My local retailer isn't "local" unless I wanna drive 25 miles. BTW, any adults getting a serum lead screen should also get the Zinc Protoporphyrin test as well, as you probably know. For those that don't: http://www.labtestsonline.org/unders.../zpp/test.html I didn't know about it. Thanks. The chelation isn't heavy metals specific, it'll grab onto the zinc, cadmium, arsenic, and whatever else the SO has been feeding me. ;) Have you been watching the Lynn Turner trial on Court TV? She just got convicted of poisoning her former husband with anti-freeze. While that trial was going on, I did a repair on the front door of one of Cobb Co.'s law enforcement officals' homes. He was telling me that they had inquiries from some county in KY because Lynn Turner's grandmother had died under similar circumstances about 9 years ago. Guess who the heiress was? 60/40 person? What sort of a perversion is THAT? Heh, heh. Not sure, but they seem to enjoy it and perhaps there is a video available ;^) Maybe that's why the Hutmeister is having problems with his production of training tapes. He was watching the 60/40 duo perform and got the remote all sticky. ;) Thanks for the info. You be welcome. |
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"Moonraker" wrote in message "searobin8356" wrote in message The chelation isn't heavy metals specific, it'll grab onto the zinc, cadmium, arsenic, and whatever else the SO has been feeding me. ;) Clearly, your lead exposure was significant and possibly included some physiological symptoms as well. Maybe your SO needs a little break from the kitchen? I wish you well with the chelation. This is an article on Occupational Lead Poisoning a couple of docs wrote a few years back, it is geared towards medical professionals, but still has some good info in it. http://www.aafp.org/afp/980215ap/stauding.html Have you been watching the Lynn Turner trial on Court TV? She just got convicted of poisoning her former husband with anti-freeze. While that trial was going on, I did a repair on the front door of one of Cobb Co.'s law enforcement officals' homes. He was telling me that they had inquiries from some county in KY because Lynn Turner's grandmother had died under similar circumstances about 9 years ago. Guess who the heiress was? Oh my. Grandma, hubby, and boyfriend...scary stuff. Maybe my relatives aren't so bad after all. Maybe that's why the Hutmeister is having problems with his production of training tapes. He was watching the 60/40 duo perform and got the remote all sticky. ;) Thanks, I'll never think of 60/40 in the same way again! My retail shop says they haven't found a lead free they really like. They have the Silvergleem by Canfield, I think $25 per lb. it has 4% Ag. They have a less expensive one but are not happy with it at all. I did a bunch of web browsing and hope to find a lead free that is workable, has nice finish and cheaper than $25 lb. I just ordered a couple of pounds of lead free silver bearing solders to experiment with from Johnson Mfg. I got IA-423 and 425 and a sample of flux. Should have it in a few days, but no chance to try it out for awhile as I need to do a bit of travel. The seller admits they won't follow the iron quite as nicely as the 60/40 but reports they are nice looking solder and that I will get used to it. Ha, I am not even used to the 60/40 yet--I'll report back after I get a chance to play with it. I did finish a 14" Victorian panel as my first project and am actually pretty happy with it :-) Properties for these solders are at the site below if anyone has interest http://www.johnsonmfg.com/temp/solder.htm |
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You're chasing an impossible dream. The quickest way to convince
someone to continue using lead, is make them work with lead-free solder. |
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"Dennis Brady" wrote in message om... You're chasing an impossible dream. The quickest way to convince someone to continue using lead, is make them work with lead-free solder. Alternatively, the quickest way to get someone to work with lead-free solder is to have a blood lead level test come back 50 when 10 is "normal". |
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I seriously doubt such a reading came from stained glass work unless
you were fool enough to be eating the lead instead of soldering it. Check the ingredients in "lead-free" solder and you'll find many contain cadmium and mercury - both enormously more serious than lead. The lead-free advocacy movement has nothing to do with health and safety - everything to do with economics. The economic improvement of those companies wanting to sell lead-free alternatives. Consider it a move to improved efficiency. Instead of poisoning yourself slowly with lead, you can get the job done quick and slick with cadmium and mercury. |
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as was pointed out to me in a different forum:
http://www.acnem.org/journal/15-2_de...on_of_lead.htm http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/leadsafe/leadinf3.htm which state that some lead can be absorbed through the skin. regards, charlie cave creek, az "Dennis Brady" wrote in message om... I seriously doubt such a reading came from stained glass work unless you were fool enough to be eating the lead instead of soldering it. Check the ingredients in "lead-free" solder and you'll find many contain cadmium and mercury - both enormously more serious than lead. The lead-free advocacy movement has nothing to do with health and safety - everything to do with economics. The economic improvement of those companies wanting to sell lead-free alternatives. Consider it a move to improved efficiency. Instead of poisoning yourself slowly with lead, you can get the job done quick and slick with cadmium and mercury. |
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"Dennis Brady" wrote in message om... I seriously doubt such a reading came from stained glass work unless you were fool enough to be eating the lead instead of soldering it. Your understanding of lead poisoning and the dangers of working with lead and soldering are apparently on a par with your economic accumen. |
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