Chickering brass flanges

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In a message dated 4/07/2001 3:19:02 PM, Tom  him said:

<<"I'd be curious to know if the solder wicks into the cracks or
just bridges the gap (maybe that's all that's needed?).">>

Mr. T;
 The groove in those thingees was in the shape of a 'V' and I think that is 
one reason they break so easily. (?)

 Siver solder will flow, especially if a tad of liquid flux is used this flow 
will fill any crack or joint where the heat is high enough. What I did was to 
anneal  the entire flange first , let it cool and then gently heated the 
groove/cracked tip while repositioning it in a flat position...then I allowed 
the silver solder to flow into the crack.........naturally there was always a 
bit too much solder in the groove after it cooled off....I carefully dressed 
up the groove with a small tri-angular file...............as too how strong 
it was...I tried several samples to see if tightening a pin would cause it to 
breakkKKK.... on each test the little, separate, flat bar cracked at the 
screw hole and the flange/groove was unchanged.........Longevity is another 
matter though............... as Paul said I will be keeping an eye on these 
thingees for a few years.
  Why not give it a try and see what results you get? :-)
Jim Bryant (FL)