brazing question

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Hi, As a hobbyist, I just picked up a used TX504 turbo extreme.  I'm pretty psyched about it, but I haven't used it yet.  Until just recently, I didn't know that there was even any such thing as "brazing".  I'd always wanted to learn how to weld, but never had enough money for a welding rig.  Now, with this, I can do some simple brazing.  I want to braze one piece of stainless steel to another for use in my 10 gal. aquarium.  I see that there are brazing rods that are made with silver and palladium.  I have to wonder if the palladium would poison my fish, though.  I have an old pure silver coin.  If I use pieces of it, can I use it as brazing material for the stainless?  This way, I wouldn't get any palladium in the aquarium.  Do you think that it would hold?As a completely separate issue, has anyone done glasswork with this kind of torch?   I don't know the first thing about annealing procedures with glass, and wonder if I could join a few pieces together without worrying about them shattering.Thanks a bunch.
Reply:Originally Posted by madsaltsHi, As a hobbyist, I just picked up a used TX504 turbo extreme.  I'm pretty psyched about it, but I haven't used it yet.  Until just recently, I didn't know that there was even any such thing as "brazing".  I'd always wanted to learn how to weld, but never had enough money for a welding rig.  Now, with this, I can do some simple brazing.  I want to braze one piece of stainless steel to another for use in my 10 gal. aquarium.  I see that there are brazing rods that are made with silver and palladium.  I have to wonder if the palladium would poison my fish, though.  I have an old pure silver coin.  If I use pieces of it, can I use it as brazing material for the stainless?  This way, I wouldn't get any palladium in the aquarium.  Do you think that it would hold?As a completely separate issue, has anyone done glasswork with this kind of torch?   I don't know the first thing about annealing procedures with glass, and wonder if I could join a few pieces together without worrying about them shattering.Thanks a bunch.