how much silver solder do i need?

[markmarkmark]

i'm interested in buying some silver solder for some projects, but haven't used it before...i'm wondering how quickly this stuff is used up...since buying a whole pound comes out so much cheaper than an ounce at a time, wondering if i should just go with a pound...on the other hand, if one ounce is enough for lots and lots of jobs, there's no point in buying more than i can use in a lifetime!

any indication you can give me is helpful - i realize it depends on what you use it for...how many guards can you solder with an ounce, for example...

oh and also, and this is probably more critical - how much can i expect to go through before i learn to do it right?!!!

thanks in advance...

 

[Will52100]

Best thing is to try a little, see how you like it then by a pound-or ten.

I have a couple of pounds of solder that I'll proubly never use up because I haven't been able to solder stainless with it. I now use anouther type that I have a good supply of.

Not knowing how much and what projects you will use, it's still better to have a good supply, then to be right in the middle of something and realize that your out or don't have enough.

Most projects like gaurds don't require that much though...

 

[DaQo'tah Forge]

Mark,
Hi this is DaQo'tah

I got some low temp silver solder to make my knives, I got just a small kinda tube of it from Radio shack. I didnt know at the time how much was in it. But it turns out to be enough for a few blades. (I use it to solder on the brass guards onto the tang)

Then because the solder is in the tube and the tube has a cover on it, I didnt know how much was left one time and right in the middle of a job I ran OUT!

I ran around my shop and looked in the drawers for any solder I have picked up from stores in the past. I tried to use some stuff I got for pipes. Well it didnt really work that well. I ended up banging the whole thing off and tring again the next day. I still just use the little tubes of solder , the amount of money for the big spool is just not in my budget, but to tell the truth, I have by now spent well more for the 4 tubes I have used that if I would have picked up that near Life-time coil of solder.