RE: [CR] Silver Solder vs. Silver Braze

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Campagnolo)

From: "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: RE: [CR] Silver Solder vs. Silver Braze
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:13:05 -0700


Greg Parker wrote:
> The stuff I used when I built frames was EF45 (Easy-Flo 45%
> Silver Brazing wire)

Greg probably knows, but just in case anyone was thinking of buying some Easy-Flo 45 and starting in as a framebuilder, that filler contains Cadmium, a dangerous heavy metal. It sure does make the stuff braze nice, but there are some precautions you need to take to not breathe the fumes. Read up on it, and don't pooh-pooh the warnings - or just get a cad-free rod, which can braze just fine too.

Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA