From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 2/20/2026 4:17 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:10nac3h$ld39$1@dont-email.me...   
   > Silfos (typically 15) is for copper to copper or copper to bronze.  I   
   > have a couple pieces I used for soldering copper tube on an AC unit.   
   > Silfos is nice for copper as it is supposed to be self fluxing, making   
   > out of position work easier in theory.  In reality I only got good   
   > joints on the bench.   
   > --------------------------------   
   >   
   > On steel Silfos forms brittle iron phosphide that weakens the joint.   
      
      I wasn't planning on using it , just tossed in the fact that I have   
   some ... got it at a yard sale for about 10% of it's value . I love yard   
   sales even more than my wife does !   
   --   
   Snag   
      I appreciated foreign cultures more   
   when they stayed foreign ...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)