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Thread: Work-holding / clamping for silver-soldering

25/02/2013 00:44:09

HI guys, raw beginner alert!

I'm about to start work on my very first metal project, a 'Hero's Engine' from the Stan Bray book.

I've no metal work experience at all, so am going to start with cutting and soldering the two stands which hold the drum... these are going to be a piece of 1/2" angle-brass for the base with a bit of 1/2 * 1/8 brass strip soldered vertically for the support... so it's a very simple operation, silver solder (as a learning exercise) the vertical strip to the angle.

I've read lots on soldering and watched many UTubes and (think) I understand the principals... one thing I'm (probably overthinking) is how to hold the two parts firmly together so I can heat them.

I assume that you shouldn't use big heavy clamps for this operation as they will either be damaged by the heat, or will draw heat from the parts, making the whole thing more complex and fraught.

The two parts are simply but-joined together, so won't hold on their own...

Any suggestions?

cheers. Jerry

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