BOEING377 wrote:


I wonder if lead tin solder will become like Freon 12, still in demand but now
15 dollars or more a can instead of 99 cents just a few yrs ago. Maybe its time
to stock up on few rolls of old style solder before it becomes a hoarded
overpriced item.


Hehe...I did that a couple years ago and now have a bunch of old stale
solder :-) I'm one of those nutty people who notices that "out-of-date"
solder just ain't as good as fresh.
My understanding is that lead based solder has been nixxed for plumbing
work already and I suppose that makes some sense. Dunno if that gave
rise to the rumour that electrical solder would suffer the same destiny.
Does anybody know for sure?

-Bill M