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Flux for Soldering Brass

For guished as hard and soft, according to their niac, and muriate of zinc are the proper fluxes. difficulty of fusion. Hard solders usually Should the work be heavy and thick, the solmelt only at a red heat, but soft solders fuse dering requires to be done over a charcoal at lower temperatures. In order to join me- fire in order to keep the tool heated within tals, it is obvious that a solder must be used proper limits . It is as well to tin the surfaces that melts at a lower temperature than the before soldering; in some cases simply dipmetals to be joined; but it may also be ne- ping into a pot of melted solder effects the cessary that it approach as nearly as possible purpose, but the dip must be done instantly to them in point of hardness; and occasional- to be effective . ly, as is especially the case with jewelry, of color is an object. The heat is difficult to solder, from the fact that it is

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