Brazing Brass With Silver

See finished results: http://www.eyeinhand.com/Marginalia/2... Making boat rudder hardware, gudgeons and pintles, by brazing brass parts together with silver alloy solder and a MAPP gas torch. Also known as "hard soldering" or "silver soldering," it forms an incredibly strong joint - stronger than the surrounding metal. Can also be used to bond bronze, steel, iron, and different metals to each other. see more here: http://www.eyeinhand.com/Marginalia/c... The middle 6 minutes is boring, but shows what happens as the flux and metal heat up in real time. The last 3 minutes is more entertaining as things start to go wrong.