tin from solder

[linus9]

i got some solder yesterday that i planned to use as a source of tin, its 95% tin, but i found out today that it contains 4.93% copper, is that bad? the balance is selinium, is that bad too?

thanks,
mike

[sheepdog]

It will float to the top and mostly just end up in the dross.

[Pepe Ray]

By the time the solder is alloyd down to a decent boolet blend the copper will be a non issue. Keep your eyes open for scrap babbit as well. High speed babbit has similar amounts of Cu. Grab all you can get. It won't spoil.
Pepe Ray

[linus9]

cool, thanks.