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Re: Pot metal, broken key!

Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2010-12-08 02:08

In my limited experience, I've usually been able to tell pot metal by the way the surfaces of the break look. Pot metal is usually dull gray or dark gray, and at the break looks "granular."

Soldering or braising pot metal is almost impossible...or at least it has been for me when I experimented with it. If I were you, I'd use one of the "cold weld" substances.

Keep in mind that I might be entirely wrong on both points. As I said, my experience has been limited, and none of it has been with pot metal used for instrument keys.

B.

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