Tinplate Tom posted:Note to Nate Murray: You don't need a kiln for silver soldering. A small pinpoint butane torch available from Micro Mark would do the trick. I build live steamers in 3 1/2 inch gauge and O gauge and have an oxy-acetylene rig for boiler making and soldering brass check valves, injectors, axle pumps, etc. together. You would only need one fire brick for small items like your supports. Use iron wire to tie them together as the silver solder won't adhere to the iron wire. Silver solder is available in rods and in sheet form for small items like your project.
Hi Tom:
I was mearly pulling your leg. 
From what little I know a bit about silver soldering, seems like overkill for my work. Live steam is another I'm not a steam junkie, but it is very cool to seem model steam locomotives that are actually steam powered. It seems fraught with joy and frustration depending on the day and the weather, (much like a model catenary system!). I have great respect and admiration for you live-steam modellers. 
