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As an excercise in learning a new skill i would like to join some metal to some other metal using runny metal.
I think to start bits and bobs like braze ons.
I have a map torch and a whole heap of enthusiasm. What else do i need?
A lot depends on what metal e.g. steel, aluminium alloy, whether it's thick or thin and then how strong do you need it to be?
Knowledge and information to begin with, there are various options available to you, have you search engined?
Evening classes perhaps? Or find a friendly metal sticker togetherer, who may wish to share and impart his knowledge and information with you? Or YouTube, which is generally my first port of call when trying to find out how to and not do something I'm unfamiliar with 😃
Very cool that you're curious and wanting to learn a new skill, respect 😎
I've read and watched, i can sweat a joint etc.
I'm very much not against an evening course* but to he honest right now i just fancy seeing what i can do with a map torch. Steel to steel brass to brass thin stuff i think would be okay with silver brazing. So i Google silver brazing and think "eeeeh"
So maybe a better question would be
"spec my first silver brazing rod and flux"
*Looked into it and everything. And i have paper books.
🙂
Yay making stuff.
Have a look at the forum over at: https://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/
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Ask questions...
Get addicted...
*Buy a majorly expensive multifunction welder...
*Lie to your significant other about how much it cost...
But above all else, have fun!
*As with mountain biking these steps are "optional"... apparently
I do a little bit of brazing at work. The people that taught me all say the main things are close fitting parts, nice clean metal, flux where required (even inside the joint) and don't get the metal too hot.
The things I like about brazing are; if it looks terrible you can just file it smooth. If it goes wrong you can take it apart again.
Good look.
As above, but in addition remember to heat both parent metals uniformly. I like you tube for learning but also find Lucas Milhaupt and Vac Aero to be a good source of knowledge https://www.lucasmilhaupt.com/en-US/brazingfundamentals/properbrazingprocedure/
furnace brazing is what floats my boat, I do it every day
Update.
I now have some very stiff bike chain.
A spoke that is stuck to itself. And some melted break cable.
Where can i buy some 853 tubing? I AM READY.
😆
I did a MIG course at a local college about 8 years ago after I was made redundant, just because I fancied doing something totally different, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's great learning new stuff 🙂
Silver soldering, try silver-flo 55 rods and easy-flo flux.
I have been welding and brazing since the early 70's, but I had never silver soldered.
I bought a stick of silver-flo and some flux last week. I made some lathe ball centres, I
soldered a steel ball bearing to a steel rod, couldn't be much easier to do. Heat source
was a normal propane torch
Update.
<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">Holy shitbuckets melted flux is hot! </span>
Maloney, is that your work place? (If not ignore the next part)
I knew Dirty Harry. Top bloke!
Almightydutch - yes, but been furnace brazing for 30 years and only been there ten years. Not aware of the dirty harry reference??