Im after a bit of what we use to call silver steel at work. I want to braze a drill bit into a 6mm rod about 12" long, but i cant find any on ebay, and we dont have it at work anymore. Does it come under a different name? Or anybody got something suitable kicking about for beer tokens? Thanks

Try HERE

i think its silver solder youre after


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SILVER-SOLDER-RODS_W0QQitemZ280475567382QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_3?hash=item414da58516

[Edited on 16/3/10 by fazerruss]

woops, must have spelt it wrong first time, just searched it again to see why i didnt find that one and theres a few results. Thanks

Silver steel is form of highish carbon tool steel...usually O1 I believe..

O1 is tool steel, different to silver steel. You can get silver steel or O1 from Cromwell tools. Silver steel

Why not just buy a long drill?

A length of steel and a 50p jobbing drill bit is a lot cheaper than a 330mm drill bit!

For those who haven't encountered it, silver steel is a bright material (hence the name, not because it has silver in it) with a carbon content that's significantly higher than mild steel but not as high as tool steel. Saying that, it can be hardened so model engineers frequently use it for one-off tools. It also comes 'ground round' so it's ideal for tasks such as that of the original poster.

If the other links offered don't work out, send me a U2U - I'll dig out some model engineering sources.

used to use it for making center punches and small tools....

its also ok for making shear pins....