Brass bonding?

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I have an old cigarette lighter I'm fixing. I made a "screw" from a brass dowel stock in my drill with a file. It's really just a peg right now. It's the right size and shape. Rather than buy a tap and die for a teeny screw, I figured I could just "solder" or "weld" or "glue" it. I have a tiny torch (butane pencil style). What would I bond these little pieces together with?

Thanks!

Leonard & Peggy Brown · Accepted Answer

Hi,    I am a little confused... what 2 parts are you trying to join?Small brass parts can be joined with your torch and silver solder... this iscalled brazing.LB

Jeepers · Answer

Silver solder is what I'm wanting. Thanks.

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I made a new "screw", unthreaded, to go into the "nut". The "nut" has a smaller end that goes into a hole in the lighter case. It is held in place by expansion form a hammer tap to the backside. The other end of the "nut" HAD a threaded hole in it for the original screw. The original screw broke off in it. Both are brass. I Dremeled out a new hole with the intention of rethreading it, and the new screw. But, then, it occurred to me that rather than ordering a teeny tap & die, that I would never use again, to just bond the two back together again. If it ever breaks again, I'll just buy another lighter and cannibalize the parts. Silly, huh?

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