Re: Silver color lead

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Posted by Margie on October 20, 2002 at 12:53:31:

In Reply to: Re: Silver color lead posted by Gary Dodge on October 12, 2002 at 17:59:40:

: Hi Bobbie,

: Most of what you've seen is likely to be electroplated work.
: Commercial operations that produce a lot of gift items or windows for Anderson or the like have access to large electroplating tanks where finished work is plated in either nickel for the silver look or brass and even sometimes real gold.
: For the average hobbyist the best you can do is to work in an "alloy came" which is both stiffer and shinier than lead and polishes up rather well or for the gold color, use brass crowned lead came. It is regular lead came with a thin jacket of brass around it. It is somewhat easier to deal with than brass came, but polishes up to a brilliant shine if you want it to. You'll have to paint the joints to match with some gold paint or a gold marker.
: To keep the shine without constantly having to polish it you need to lacquer the cames.

: : I've seen and heard about Silver and gold color lead. some call it silver plated lead. Can you advise how to achive this bright and shiney silver color lead or is it manufactured and has to be purchased.
: : Happy soldering,
: : Bobbie

Hello,

I also wanted to find a came that would remain a pretty silver color without going to the expense of having my Christmas ornaments elctroplated.

I have just tried a product called Ultra Brite Hobby Came. It is lead free (which I consider a good thing), will not oxidize and stays shiny silver. The Canfield Ultimate Solder is recommended for soldering the Ultra Brite came. Sounded perfect for my Christmas ornaments, but... when I started to use it, the came easily melted. I am trying to lower the temp on my soldering iron so as not to melt the came but hot enough to melt the solder. I am also using the recommended Ultimate solder. This seems fairly difficult because if the iron is hot enough to melt the solder it is also almost hot enought to melt the came. I think I am probably doing something wrong and I am trying to find more information about this came and solder. Gary, can you tell us anything about how to solder with this type of came and solder?

Thank you,
Margie

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: : Hi Bobbie, : : Most of what you've seen is likely to be electroplated work. : : Commercial operations that produce a lot of gift items or windows for Anderson or the like have access to large electroplating tanks where finished work is plated in either nickel for the silver look or brass and even sometimes real gold. : : For the average hobbyist the best you can do is to work in an "alloy came" which is both stiffer and shinier than lead and polishes up rather well or for the gold color, use brass crowned lead came. It is regular lead came with a thin jacket of brass around it. It is somewhat easier to deal with than brass came, but polishes up to a brilliant shine if you want it to. You'll have to paint the joints to match with some gold paint or a gold marker. : : To keep the shine without constantly having to polish it you need to lacquer the cames. : : : I've seen and heard about Silver and gold color lead. some call it silver plated lead. Can you advise how to achive this bright and shiney silver color lead or is it manufactured and has to be purchased. : : : Happy soldering, : : : Bobbie : Hello, : I also wanted to find a came that would remain a pretty silver color without going to the expense of having my Christmas ornaments elctroplated. : I have just tried a product called Ultra Brite Hobby Came. It is lead free (which I consider a good thing), will not oxidize and stays shiny silver. The Canfield Ultimate Solder is recommended for soldering the Ultra Brite came. Sounded perfect for my Christmas ornaments, but... when I started to use it, the came easily melted. I am trying to lower the temp on my soldering iron so as not to melt the came but hot enough to melt the solder. I am also using the recommended Ultimate solder. This seems fairly difficult because if the iron is hot enough to melt the solder it is also almost hot enought to melt the came. I think I am probably doing something wrong and I am trying to find more information about this came and solder. Gary, can you tell us anything about how to solder with this type of came and solder? : Thank you, : Margie

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