Hi Gary. What was the total thickness of composite ? royce in SB
Gary wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > >
