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02-01-2011, 05:43 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bonney Lake
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Would I use a flux wire or arc welder for working wjith steel and brake line?
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02-01-2011, 05:50 PM
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| Moderator Rule Breaker   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx
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I would use flux core welder. It be ideal if you have shielding gas instead of flux core.
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02-01-2011, 05:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Albany
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Ok first question.... what type of welder? I like hard wire. Flux will be real messy. 2nd question Do you have a Co2 bottle for your welder? If answer is no then you will be stuck with Flux. | |
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02-01-2011, 06:02 PM
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| Yashua   Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Learn the parable of the fig tree
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As for the brake line , brazing is a little easier , less chance of blowing the tube apart, the fit needs to be a lil tighter but jsut saying.
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02-01-2011, 06:12 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Bonney Lake
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Ok, so I think I'll actually go with a brazing set up, looks like that will be less expensive. Thanks for the help!
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02-01-2011, 06:39 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: GrandRapids, MILITIAGAN
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As a fab guy, you can do the brake line with flux core mig. The best and only fluxcore to use is Lincon. I have fabbed many 5/16inch bumpers that have winches mounted on them and it works great. For brake line you will need to practice. Thin metal is a bitch to weld, atleast for me. I weld nothing thinner then 1/4inch.
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02-02-2011, 06:02 PM
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ok i am a full time fabricator i weld sheet metal to inch thick metals of all kinds and really a flux core is a dirty weld and in my opinion was less strength and more of a likly hood to blow throug the brake line. A mig with .25 wire and shielding gas preferably 75/25 on a 110 welder is ur best bet but u need experience with thin metals to get nice welds . Brazing is a great way to do brake line or even better if u can get your hands on one is a tig welder but do not recommend you do this if u have no experience (unless u have a ton of brakeline lol) just a heads up from a person who knows their shit when it comes to welding and metals i do it all day every week no offense to any one on here best of luck too
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02-02-2011, 11:39 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: canada
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Jeez. Hopefully your welding is better than your punctuation.
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02-03-2011, 03:29 AM
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it is, for sure hated english class and still hate it better at speaking it then typing it lol and what are you my mother
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02-03-2011, 05:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hells Hole
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Na he's just a troll lol, Welding isn'r something you can just pick and weld with , you need practice and lots of it to make nice strong well blended pretty welds. But it is a nice skill to have so if you have the time and patience go for it and have fun. Hmm i yonder wht my grahmmer grade iz gong to be. | |
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02-05-2011, 02:53 PM
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i thAnk ur grammar grade maybeE a F lol but on the real ur right it takes time and patience and i ve been doing it for almost 8 years now and still learning all the time but i suggest everyone try it and if ur scared think of this my 6 year old lil girl can stick mig and gas weld lol
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02-05-2011, 06:41 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Avon, Oh
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what product (rod) do you guys use to braze? and where is the best place to find it?
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02-05-2011, 07:36 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: ...the burning end of the rope.
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Welding steel old school,,,micro torch with mapp/oxy and coat hangers
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02-05-2011, 08:14 PM
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| Debunking old stereotypes  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 1st and Amistad
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Check this thread for your answers. Brazing Video Harris brand Safety Silv 45 or 56, and Harris sta-silv white paste flux  | |
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02-06-2011, 02:15 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Avon, Oh
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thanks! im familiar with the process just didnt know what product was needed if that makes any sense
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02-06-2011, 09:11 AM
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| No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO
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You can give this a read as well.
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02-06-2011, 11:42 AM
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02-20-2011, 07:59 PM
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haha yeah .025 there is that better my grammar still suxs lol
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