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Repairing Oil Lamp Canisters

Hi. I collect oil lamps and have one that I believe was used as a mooring light. It has a metal canister - not sure of the metal composition - it does have soldered joints. I need to repair some part of it with solder. I have used a torch with limited success; however, I don't have the cleaning good enough yet even though I wire brushed the parts on a grinding wheel. What is recommended for cleaning and what type of solder would you suggest I use?

John Miles
Miles Woodworking - Augusta, Maine
2006

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