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keep solder from spreading

What's a good way to keep solder from flowing or wetting copper or brass
parts being soldered- sort of like an anti-flux. I recall seeing something
posted here about it, but can't locate it.
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Cydrome Leader
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or, you can use ordinary paper masking tape, but you'll have to clean off the burnt mess afterwards.
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rangerssuck
Cydrome Leader wrote in rec.crafts.metalworking on Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:48:15 +0000 (UTC):
It's called solder mask. You can get it in tape form from granger.
Reply to
dan
I haven't tried this yet, but I hear tell that after cleaning the heck out of pipe and fitting, one fluxes both and assembles them, just like always.
Here's the kicker. *With a pure acetylene flame* you coat the exterior of the joint with carbon black, turn the oxygen back on and heat as per usual.
Apply solder to the seam and the carbon black will prevent wetting to undesirable areas.
Clean up and the joint will have that pro look.
--Winston
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Winston
Hmmm, I dunno about that.
"Titanium dioxide dust, when inhaled, has recently been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen possibly carcinogenic to humans."
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--Winston
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Winston
ALL DUST, organic and inorganic, is deadly to human lung tissue. But we knew that. What's the beef? Is some gov't agency trying to prove itself useful, current, and viable? Again?
-- You create your opportunities by asking for them. -- Patty Hansen
Reply to
Larry Jaques
I heard that scribbling a lot of soft graphite pencil on the surface works. I tried it once, and it did appear to have that effect, but I haven't tried it extensively.
Chris
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Christopher Tidy
(...)
Perhaps 'deadly' is too strong a word? I've cleaned up some *extremely* dusty places without protection and suffered coughing, wheezing and other entertaining sound effects and I'm still kicking.
If I had it to do over, I would have donned a respirator but I'm older and more cowardly now.
Lesson learned. Catastrophe luckily avoided.
--Winston
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Winston
For many years men dressed solder irons and once true, use the rubber on their shoe (inside of the heal) to coat all the tip except the wetting location.
I've also used rubber erasers that I heat up with a heat gun and then wipe over areas.
Modern workers don't need to worry - the joint is small. But they make resists that you can paint on. Just like solder resist used on printed circuit boards.
I'd think on some items it might be best to use High temperature (glass) tape. Woven glass. or Fiber glass with glue on the back.
I think you can buy resist at local Radio Shack stores.
Martin
Reply to
Martin Eastburn
Right - if you can't absorb and melt it away it is bad.
Currently a turkey is trying to ban LED lighting because he believes there is arsenic in the LED.
Millions of times as much in a peach pit. But never mind a non-thinker on a mission to screw up the US.
Martin
Reply to
Martin Eastburn
But one will slowly have trouble with breathing.
COPD as they say - and black lung on non-smokers.
Furnace and foundry work is harsh. Mowing and breathing in sand dust. Living in some areas of the world and breathing the air with blowing dust / sand...
Martin
Reply to
Martin Eastburn
I'll try this graphite trick. I should have been more clear that the soldering here is basically small pipe-like components, being done with a mapp torch and acid flux, not a soldering iron.
Reply to
Cydrome Leader
Google "braze stop off". "Stop off" is the key term. We used to mix up several kinds for vacuum brazing applications. basically a paste made from stuff like aluminum oxide dust and a vehicle, sometimes alcohol. Could be water, I suppose.
Pete Stanaitis -----------------
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spaco
No, it kills tissue every time, though it may not kill you. It also irritates the lungs enough to screw up your immune responses and can result in cancer. Mother Nature sez "Thou shalt not inhale particulates, dumbass."
Ditto here, even when I mow my lawn, spray, or blow. I survived brake dust as a mechanic in me yout.
-- You create your opportunities by asking for them. -- Patty Hansen
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Larry Jaques
IIRC yellow ochre is the default. Of course, just being filthy works, too; but most people find that out when they fail to clean and solder won't go where they want it to, rather than through intentional exploitation of filth.
Reply to
Ecnerwal
Its knowledge, and craft. The knowledge bit is is straightforward
prepare the area to be soldered only flux it up use a HOT iron. No pissy electronics ones - at least 100watts, with a big tip, conical shaped. get in and out fast. Dont try to tart it up, you will stuff it.
The Craft is:- Have a practice run first, unless your an idiot. , you will be OK. No debate, no issues, no preffered brands, its not rocket science, just an old craft skill.
Andrew VK3BFA.
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Andrew VK3BFA
I have used regular "white out" correction fluid for this lots of times. works great. The water based stuff is makes less obnoxious fumes but seems to be hard to find in the store sometimes. The solvent based stuff works just as well, but I use with good ventilation so I don't inhale the fumes when I heat it.
Reply to
Al
There is such a thing as "anti-flux", you can search on it. However, when I silver braze, I use an old dodge I read about, which is to use a soapstone(talc) marker and rub around the work area with it. It works. Probably anything that spoils the clean metal surface and resists the action of the flux would work. Talc quailfies since it's resistant to heat and doesn't react with much of anything.
Stan
Reply to
stans4
Try "white out for copies," maybe? I'd have thought Vaseline, but depending on your heat source, that might make nasty fumes.
Or, just don't slop molten solder all over everything. ;-)
Cheers! Rich
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Rich Grise

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