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@Mikenetic: when the idea first morphed in my head i thought i'd go with silver because of the lower temperatures needed (i really fear overheating). i actually did a few joints with brass too and i think silver is easier to control. it flows through the tiniest of gaps but it forms a nice joint - from my experience so far i can say that if the outside is nice the inside is too. did not manage to achieve the same with brass (my friend has been practicing more and he's getting the hang of it - we are making two frames so we might just do one with each type of rod)
if of interest, i can find out the exact type of the silver rod - right now all i know it is 1mm in diameter.. (after explaining what it would be used on, the guy in the store said it would work - i believed him - and so it did)