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Re: Fitting a floor peg

Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-09-25 13:42

What I did was to tin the underside of the baseplate with a thin layer of solder before attaching it to the bell socket, then applied the flux to the area on the socket where it attaches to and added a little more solder during heating to be sure it filled any voids. You'll know when the solder has flowed throughout the entire joint as you'll see it emerging around the edges when molten, then it shrinks back (or recedes) slightly when it cools down.

If done well, you shouldn't have much cleaning up to do afterwards - just removing the residual flux by washing it and then polishing it up to restore the finish. Silver and nickel plated finishes can be cleaned up and polished without the need to replate if the solder joint has been successful and tidy. I any solder has run, it can be removed by heating it just enough so it melts, then wiping the still molten solder off with a cotton rag. Then polish the darkened area to remove remaining traces of soft solder.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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