has anyone come across this bar solder before. there is no 70/30, 60/40 or 50/50 marking on it
just
EAGLE SPECIAL AUTOBODY SOLDER
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has anyone come across this bar solder before. there is no 70/30, 60/40 or 50/50 marking on it
just
EAGLE SPECIAL AUTOBODY SOLDER
Eagle is still in business, try contacting them -
https://www.bing.com/search?q=%0D%0A...6B1FD9F1F03547
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Auto body solder is generally 30/70 or 20/80
I thought auto body solder was 50/50 ?
Melt temp is the best way to determine percentages of Lead/Tin solder is you don't have an XRF gun.
https://www.technic.com/sites/defaul...emperature.pdf
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yes and yes. I have in my collection both vintage and modern bar solders marketed for autobody repair. I guess for a long time before bondo was invented the standard stuff was 50/50, ive even seen 60/40 tin/lead I would see the stuff come in often at the scrap yard. quite a bit of it has the ratio numbers cast into it but I have some vintage 3/8" square bars that have no markings at all. I'm guessing that that stuff is 50/50. then things changed I guess as the price of tin went higher and higher. a quick google search shows current retailers selling 30/70. this batch of 40 bars of eagle brand I came across the other day doesn't look to be that old as far as oxidation or a lot of crud on it.
I will try calling eagle as I would like to know for sure and dont have access to one of those XRF's
iirc, the square bars were fed into a machine that melted them + sprayed the molten lead onto the damaged body panels that were fluxed + heated slightly - last time i saw that process used had to be in 1960 or 1961 -
never pick a fight with an old man - if he is too old to fight he will just kill you -
in this current crisis our government is not the solution , it is the problem ! -
ILLEGITIMI NON CARBORUNDUM
as they say in latin
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