Research Results For 'Spelter'

BIDERY

Bidery, named after the town of Bider in India, is an alloy, primarily composed of copper, lead, tin, to every 3 oz. of which 16 oz. of spelter (zinc) are added. Many articles of Indian manufacture, remarkable for elegance of form and gracefully-engraved patterns, are made of it. It is said not to rust, to yield little to the hammer, and to break only when violently beaten. Articles formed from it are generally inlaid with silver or gold and polished.
Research Bidery

BRAZING

Brazing is a form of soldering by means of a kind of brass called spelter. The surfaces to be united are thoroughly cleaned, and heated by a forge or blow-torch, spelter is then applied to the joint in the form of a wire or filings along with borax which acts as a flux.
Research Brazing

SPELTER

Spelter is an alloy of copper and zinc in equal parts used for hard soldering and brazing. The term is also applied to zinc ingots formed by smelting.
Research Spelter

TOOTH AND EGG

Tooth and egg was old British slang for spelter.
Research Tooth And Egg

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