Our local auto electric repair guy uses a technique to braze the starter motor's brushes without use of a flame. Just the other night I saw on Discovery channel the same technique in the manufacture of carbide tipped saw blades.
He uses a adapted long nose pliers with a copper electrode screwed on one tip and on the other tip there's a carbon electrode mounted on a insulated holder in such way that the 2 electrodes meet when the pliers is closed. These electrodes are wired to a 12v battery with a switch and a heavy duty, current limiting resistor.
To weld the new brush's copper strand to the metal holder or coil copper bar, he places a flattened piece of silver solder between the parts, clamps them together with the electrodes and powers it up. The carbon electrode rapidly turns red and heats the parts to melt the solder. When satisfied he disconnects the power keeping the pressure until the solder solidifies.