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snowman
05-17-2013, 07:29 PM
No numbers or other Id on it...just kesterloy tinning solder. Anybody have any clue? No noise when bending.

Mohillbilly
05-21-2013, 05:21 PM
Kester made all kinds of solder .since it says tinning soder I would think 50-50 tin lead .....

Full Mold Jack
05-25-2013, 03:42 AM
Way back when I was an apprentice plumber we used to file and re-tin our heavy copper soldering irons with what was called tinning solder while rubbing the iron on a block of Salammoniac (ammonium chloride).

I don't recall any percentages stamped on the the solder but do remember being told it had a high tin content. That really doesn't help you much I know but I would imagine you should be able to hear some cracking when bending it if it did have a high tin %