Just a thought, but this gets to the heart of all business. Getting out there and talking to people IS critical. Go to a local welding shop and ask to see the particular rods. I bet the company name and contact info is right on the package.

Better yet, I KNOW for a fact that the whole brazing rod CAN'T be used and that welding companies likely toss the ends....



Someone setting up a bucket and a sign that says, "Free pizza and beer once the bucket is full of brazing wire ends" might just find themselves with a bucket full of brazing rod ends. Of course you do need to buy pizza and beer.

Just a thought, but I have done stuff like this with steel and aluminum. Sometimes the company can't be bothered with certain types of scrap. Get out there, ask around and talk to the shop foreman. That may not apply here- but maybe. I have gotten more than one truckload of scrap metal simply by asking if they had any! Learn that the word “No” is often followed by the words, “But we do have…”

It is hard at first, sort of sheepish, but nobody will arrest you for asking about there operations- especially if you promise pizza and beer. “Two good things that go good together.”

Jeff