Sn/Pb solders have generally disappeared from plumbing applications in favor of silver alloys, but remain in use in electrical and electronics manufacturing, gas lines, and brass soldering. Lead-free ...

Rather than accept defeat, [AnotherMaker] purchased a cheap-o soldering iron and a brass tee fitting for small-bore tubing that would chuck nicely into the spot where the stock tip once lived ...

The enclosure consists of brass sheets and U-channel pieces soldered and screwed together. There is quite a bit of residue and discoloration after soldering, but this was removed with a bit of ...

About 40,000 customers of Tennessee's largest regulated water utility have received letters advising them of lead, galvanized ...

The finished parts are then removed from the board. Then I remove the flux and stray solder and trim the excess shim brass from under the frog and guardrails. The point/closure rails are also detached ...

Inside any radiator, whether it is aluminum or copper brass, lies a sneaky enemy that can take down your engine quickly if left unchecked—corrosion. You may be thinking “but aluminum doesn’t rust?” ...

Students will be introduced to the basic techniques of working with non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, and silver), basic hand tools, forging, forming, silver-soldering using a torch, surface ...

In the offseason, they happily pitch in as ice buckets, laundry baskets, and toy bins. This rustproof brass watering wand fits standard 0.75-inch hoses. The smooth ball valve and finely perforated ...

such as lead soldering, brass fixtures and interior mains,” wrote Los Angeles Times reporters Tony Briscoe, Ian James and Rebecca Plevin, on the intractable situation. They say that earlier this ...

Although the new EPA rule targets lead service lines connecting homes to water mains, it doesn’t address plumbing inside the building that can still pose a risk, such as lead soldering ...

Sleek and tall, this three-light tree lamp doesn’t require a lot of space but adds both ambient and task illumination, and its brushed brass offers a little glimmer of glamour. A heavy weighted ...