Harris Safety-Silv 56% 1/16 Silver Solder Brazing Alloy 1 Troy Ounce, 75310 5631

You get what they say. Others will cheat you on amount of silver in the silver braze.

Came unboxed, I hope it was 56% silver, but it worked great on Stainless steel to stainless steel brazing.

I used this solder to repair a stainless steel double boiler. The four spot welds that attached the handle broke. This solder is very strong. This is the first time I have used this type of solder. Although I have some experience soldering electrical and plumbing projects, this is considerably more difficult. I suggest that a first time user practice on a repair where the final appearance is not critical. There are good tutorial videos on youtube.

Overpriced, but flows like butter on copper with an acetylene torch.

I use silver solder a lot where I work. To join carbide to steel, steel to steel, brass to steel, well lets just say if you need two metals joined I know how to do that. So I am very good at working with all silver solder products. I used this at home to give a keychain skull a silver coat. I also used to mend some old broken jewelry. with the 56%silver this is not the ideal solder for steels or brass or copper. Just because its costly. If the silver color is not needed I would use a solder with a lower silver content. The most important things to know are the flux and the temp the target metal must be to get this product to flow across the desired area. If the metal that you wish the silver solder to flow to is too cool in temp, the solder will bead up. This is because you melted the solder with out the target metal heated to the melting point of the solder. With the right flux and preheated metal you will get the solder to flow out easy. One this you should know about the flux is try to keep it free of contaminates such as oil, dirt, soot or oxides. This can cause the solder not to bond the the target metals, even thou it may seem to be holding, they can detach with a few pounds of force.

This is top-quality material, but dont be deceived by the picture. The container is very small and you only get 31 grams. I think you can find 56% silver brazing alloy far less expensive elsewhere. I was in a hurry.

Just what the Dr. Ordered

I used Safety-Silv to braze keys together, it works well.

Is what it is!

This is good product at a good price, I did my homework. Hard solder (braze) that doesnt require $$fuel/tanks. With research, can be used on most metals. Harris puts out a line of industry product, but their web site product info seems to acknowledge the novices out there (me). A silver solder project, especially the higher percentage line, results in a clean artisan look. Done right, it can be as strong as bronze brazing. And aesthetically appealing. Dont know if that was the intention of Harris, but heck, opens up possibilities for me!. This maker(silver solder) was new for me. Browsing Amz opened up a whole world of product hustle. Not to mention, the help to shorten the learning curve. Im smiling!!