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Maybe I misunderstood, I thought silver didn't fill gaps...
Isn't building up brazing to attach an eyelet essentially the same? Curious not challenging. Aspire to build a frame...
Best, Eric
Frame builders have a choice of brazing with silver or brass. Brass requires a higher temperature flame. Home builders like silver because the equipment requirements and the lower temperature. Lower temperature has less of an impact on the frame material. Both are acceptable. The issue is the cost of the silver rod. This is much like soldering but with much different temperatures and rod material. A bunch of metallurgy considerations.
The strength is not in the silver material but in the bond of the joint, hence the flux to ensure good bond between dissimilar materials.. Silver can be used to fill.
If you want some interesting information about frame building, go over to the frame building forum. Lots of really good info there.