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Solder adhesion to 1095 steel

I have a length of 1095 steel (piece of a steel tape measurer 1.25" wide x .006" thick and several inches long). I am looking to solder a piece of copper wire to an area of the tape that I have sand blasted. What finish do I need to apply to the 1095 steel in order get good solder adhesion?

Ted Brenn
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
2003

Rosin flux, either cored solder or paste and solid solder.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2003

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