easy-flo?

[SteveM]

I have an opportunity to buy a sizable quantity of easy flo, however, it contains cadmium.

I have never silver soldered, but I expect that I will be doing so in the future (finishing a boiler that I have and various and sundry other parts).

As a novice, should I avoid the stuff like ebola, or is it worth using if the proper precautions are taken? What are the advantages / disadvantages (besides the cadmium)?

What would be the proper precautions? I suspect only using it outdoors would be first on the list.

Steve

[steamin10]

Steve, Easy flow is true to its name. It has value in doing fine work. Like any solder it can cast a fume that is unhealthy. Tin lead solder casts both tin and lead as a fume in small amounts. These are what they call time weighted exposures, with the levels being increasingly dangerous over the time exposed. Simply said, you wont work with this material for any extensive period, and common precautions of gloves, venting, and not eating lunch in the same area, and washing hands, all go to limiting exposure.

While I am aware of the risks, of solder metals and brazing (zinc), I take the most common precautions, and move forward. The risk is limited, and for me, acceptable.