From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a 1 pound roll of Kester "44" Rosin Core 66", wire diameter 0.015,
95Sn/5Ag solder. I am interested in using it in model engineering and would
like to know the characteristics and properties of this solder. My
alternative, is to use silver solder
Michael Martin wrote:
The Midwest boiler DOES NOT (not shouting, just emphasizing!) require
silver
soldering. My boiler was built per Midwest's instructions (ie. soft
soldered)
and has countless hours on it. There was a day that I let it run dry and
it did
spring a leak. (rather uneventful)
In a message dated 3/1/00 2:33:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
My Midwest kit instructions recommend Stay-Brite 4% silver solder
which I called "silver solder".
That is still soft solder, usually called "silver-bearing solder" to
distinguish it from solder
I don't want to belabor this point, but I feel compelled to speak up on this
one. It is agreed that a joint that has been _properly_ silver soldered is
considerably stronger than a joint that has been soft soldered. However,
this brings up two points:
1. It has been demonstrated empirically
At 06:03 PM 00-02-29 -0500, SaltyChief wrote:
To get the BAGRS complete Kit from Potomac, How do I contact them? My
E-mail came back undeliverable.Is this really a good beginners project?
You didn't mention what address you used - I have [EMAIL PROTECTED] in my
address book (used it
At 3:28 PM -0800 2/29/00, Peter Foley wrote:
My opinion - an easy build, but not really a model of anything. It's more
a caricature, but can be built into a credible kind of tramroad engine (as
in homebuilt). I like them - but then I've always been a sucker for little
vertical boiler lokies.
I just bought one, it's due in the mail any day now.
Scott McDonald has been my contact at Scott McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Doug
Peter Foley wrote:
At 06:03 PM 00-02-29 -0500, SaltyChief wrote:
To get the BAGRS complete Kit from Potomac, How do I contact them? My
E-mail came back
I've run it on blocks and it
steams for 15-20 minutes with the alcohol burner mods.
Contact me off list for more info. I had no problems calling Potomac
Industries and faxing my order although I purchased the boiler locally.
PATRICK DARBY
TIMBER TALLOW BRANCH RR
COVINGTON, LA
