Bob is right -- your best option is a mechanical fastener.
You CAN solder galvanized, however, and it works quite well. It is perfectly safe if
you're
using a soldering iron, which doesn't heat up the zinc enough to be dangerous. You DO
NOT want to use a flame to solder it, however, as that wil
Unless you clean all the galvinizing off you will not be able to solder, and,
besides, the fumes created by heating the plating is highly toxic. So your
best bet is to stick to mechanical means of attachment.
Bob Starr
Hi,
I need to mount my US windmill model in G scale made
of galvanized steel. I intend to solder 4 brass angles
at the bottom, cut them open, bend them so that they
are level with the ground, then solder them onto
pieces of copper that will be attached with brass wood
screws to a piece of wood. Wo
