I got a heat shield at a plumbing supply house. It has two layers. A soft aluminum layer with some sort of insulating cloth attached. I just shape the material around what I am soldering. It saved me from setting fire to my house when soldering 40 feet of pipe with a bunch of valves and turns. Pipe was right against insulation and wood in many places. ~Gary - Eugene, Oregon
> Hi listers. I need some thin refractory material to protect one > part while silver soldering another in close proximity. Anybody > know of a source of 1/32 to 1/16" thick heat shielding material > ? I looked in my wife's hair dryer and there is a metal shield > between the elements and plastic exterior, but then there is a > blower that carries the hot air away. I only need a couple of > square inches of the stuff and would be happy to buy some if I > knew where. (I checked at Air Liquide up the street (they sell > bottled gases and silversoldering supplies)and the thinnest > stuff they had was 1/8" - too thick). Any suggestions ? > > royce in SB > > > >
