icejigs Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 I am starting to make my own tear drop ice jigs. i going to solder 2 ice blades to a hook. i have the blades and the hooks but not sure if i have to use a special solder or if any solder would work. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenfeather Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Some guys prefer to use rosin core and use a soldering iron. I've been using some lead-free solder for plumbing, due to the fact that I have a bunch of it, and use a water soluable flux with a propane torch. You have to be careful doing it this way though because it's extremely easy to overheat the blade and hook, which weakens the hooks and discolors the plating, but not hot enough and even though the solder flows it might not adhere to the blade/spoon. I'm not sure if this is the "right" way to do it as no one showed me how, but its worked well for me and i've made thousands. I think this would be a good subject for a tutorial!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
