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12-05-2009, 03:38 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: La Vergne
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|  Aluminum Brazing
Has anyone tried brazing aluminum rod? I have scored some 3/16 and 1/4 solid rod and would love to braze up a sweet light weight tuber with this stuff just never tried brazing and would love to with aluminum.
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12-05-2009, 04:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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i cant get it to work...
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12-05-2009, 04:50 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Reno NV
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I use ABR for any alum stuff, works well and doesn't need a ton of heat to work.
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12-05-2009, 05:20 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Springs
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Abr?
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12-05-2009, 05:31 PM
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12-06-2009, 07:16 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Dakota
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It must be some sort of rod, a few google searches really yielded me nothing. | |
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12-06-2009, 08:21 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2006 Location: Taylorsville
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um....aluminum brazing rod possibly lol |
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12-06-2009, 01:16 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chandler, AZ
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i was able to use the bernzomatic aluminum rods on two thick pieces of 6061, but it takes a lot of heat for the rod to work right. The result was an ugly joint, but it seems to be holding. I don't think it would work well with tube, maybe solid rod.
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12-06-2009, 01:32 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Harbor freight has some aluminum braze rod that a buddy of mine is using. Seems to work pretty well, although it ain't the best looking joint.
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12-06-2009, 02:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wells VT.
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check out this stuff, may be useful for what you want http://aluminumrepair.com/land2/inde...FdA65Qod7C1Vpw |
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12-07-2009, 05:18 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: santa cruz,mtns.
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I have used this,and i swore at it using every 4 letter word i could think of. Called the local welding shop they set me in the right direction. The aliminum rod does not flow like steel or brass brazing rod. You need to heat the material and the rod to melting point and push the rod into the matterial all the way around the joint. It cost alot of money and a whole lot of patience just to find out that i should stick with steel.  | |
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12-08-2009, 03:45 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wells VT.
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glad to see I'm not the only one that hates brazing aluminum, although I may pic up a tig and give it it another try | |
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12-08-2009, 05:09 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: La Vergne
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How about a mig, I've seen the alluminum wire spools and it says it for a mig? Just wondering I have found a few cheap mig welders around don't really know the cost and want one that runs on 110V not 220V cause i cant get the wireing done at my bench.
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12-08-2009, 07:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: hillbilly illinois
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I use this. Works very well once correct heat is reached. Unbreakable weld too. The tube will tear before the joint, If done properly      QUICK FIX ALUMINUM WELDING KIT
Qty.   It's by Matco tools. Part #QF1710 Price $29.85 |
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12-31-2009, 04:57 PM
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01-01-2010, 07:22 PM
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AL-COR from Harris. Search it. p!nK |
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01-02-2010, 11:07 AM
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01-03-2010, 06:45 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wells VT.
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I got this for christmas and it works great  |
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02-01-2010, 05:42 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: joppa,al
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| aluminum brazing
I use Hobart aluminum brazing rods and a propane torch. Get good smooth welds and most time the metal bends or breaks before the weld. I sand the spots I'm going to weld to remove the oxidization and then heat the metal not the rod. The hobarts melt at 750 deg. Get your metal hot then use the stick almost like a pencile and draw a line between the joints. I get mine from the local Tractor Supply Company. http://www.tractorsupply.com/welding...1-8-in-3851303 |
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