Starting in Brass

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I had another go at this today.

 

I cut a long thin slice off the sheet of brass, and after giving it a quick brush over with some flux, tried to tin it.  This was successful.  I then placed a piece of angle against it (holding it with wooden clothes pegs), and with another drop of flux was able to solder the two pieces together.  So far, so good. I think we can conclude that there is nothing wrong with the brass.  I then tried to unsolder the two bits, bit I was unable to get enough heat into it to soften the solder.  I think that proves that the problem is that the iron isn't able to supply enough heat.

 

Many thanks to those who have contributed to this thread.

 

 

Adrian