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weeble163 · 10-23-2011, 05:53 PM

Im trying to build my own tuber but im having trouble finnding some 3/16 tube material ive tried my local auto stores for 3/16 brake line but i dont want to buy all the brass fittings and seems no one can point me in the right direction.

pls help

ScaleReady · 10-23-2011, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by weeble163

Im trying to build my own tuber but im having trouble finnding some 3/16 tube material ive tried my local auto stores for 3/16 brake line but i dont want to buy all the brass fittings and seems no one can point me in the right direction.

pls help

Buy all the brass fittings?!?!?!

You aren't planning on using couplings for all the connections are you?!?!

Either braze it or weld it.

bob1961 · 10-23-2011, 06:30 PM

by the longest brake line they have and just toss the fittings, straight line is yer best friend over coiled line

.........bob

....

DwaneO · 10-23-2011, 07:53 PM

Yea , you cant really buy it without the fittings on the ends , just toss em. And learn to braize.
Buy the longest one's they have , its the best deal.

weeble163 · 10-23-2011, 08:27 PM

thanks for the help, and no i did not plan on using couplings i do plan on brazing it.

C*H*U*D · 10-24-2011, 07:10 AM

I've always preferred this 1010 steel tubing over brakeline. It brazes together much easier and it's a bit stronger. It does cost a bit more:

MSC 1010 Steel Tubing

After some talks yesterday though, I want to try something else next

Onebdgti · 10-24-2011, 07:41 AM

I wanna find something cheaper to braze with. Safety silv is getting a little expensive for me.

C*H*U*D · 10-24-2011, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Onebdgti

I wanna find something cheaper to braze with. Safety silv is getting a little expensive for me.

It can be pricey. The more you use it and the better you get, the less expensive it seems since your mistakes become fewer.

I have a chassis about halfway done, and I built it entirely from this small kit I found at Ace Hardware. Still have some left, but it probably won't be enough to finish it completely. Still not bad though for a $17 investment. I actually like the flux in this kit better than the Harris stuff.

hotwheels000 · 10-24-2011, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Onebdgti

I wanna find something cheaper to braze with. Safety silv is getting a little expensive for me.

Use 1/16th brass filler rod.You will need a different flux than what safety silv uses.

Onebdgti · 10-24-2011, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by hotwheels000

Use 1/16th brass filler rod.You will need a different flux than what safety silv uses.

What kind of flux?

optikalillushun · 10-29-2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by weeble163

Im trying to build my own tuber but im having trouble finnding some 3/16 tube material ive tried my local auto stores for 3/16 brake line but i dont want to buy all the brass fittings and seems no one can point me in the right direction.

pls help

u can buy brakeline by lenght without the ends from any parts house. usually its on a roll and they just cut it to lenght. did this a few times when i had to run a few long brake lines on my trucks, i dont like using unions.

hotwheels000 · 10-29-2011, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Onebdgti

What kind of flux?

I dont have mine with me, but it is just a powdered flux that you dip the hot brass filler rod into.

You can also by the rod pre fluxed...I prefer the self dipped,better control of how much flux you are using.

Lowes or home depot sell the pre coated.Your local welding shop will be able to tell you the type of flux you need for brass filler rod.

rockpanda · 10-30-2011, 06:09 PM

I find that ProBind Brass flux Works on EVERYTHING!
It has been very helpful to me!

mtdriver · 10-31-2011, 05:01 PM

I bought something like 25 feet of coiled, uncoated brakeline from Advance for around the $20-$30 mark if I remember right, have had it for over a year. Its pretty easy to get the roll straight and I havnt wasted much. Measuring right is key.

86zuk · 11-05-2011, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Onebdgti

What kind of flux?

borax works its ant and roach killer.

justinhinger · 11-05-2011, 08:07 PM

I use BCup-3 and it seem to work pretty well. I paid $40 for one pound of rods.

Here's a picture of a joint.

SlickRockSpider · 11-06-2011, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by C*H*U*D

I've always preferred this 1010 steel tubing over brakeline. It brazes together much easier and it's a bit stronger. It does cost a bit more:

MSC 1010 Steel Tubing

After some talks yesterday though, I want to try something else next

Why would you try anything else. That tubing sounds and is just what the doc ordered. No coatings No seams. As for Brazing/Soldering:

I use Harris Stay Brite. Why ? Because you can solder with it getting the same strength as brazing with out effecting the metallurgy of the tube. I know Stay Brite is expensive. But it will solder stainless steel also.

You dont use very much once you get the hang.

Evan

10-23-2011, 05:53 PM	#1
weeble163 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: kelowna Canada Posts: 138	tube materials Im trying to build my own tuber but im having trouble finnding some 3/16 tube material ive tried my local auto stores for 3/16 brake line but i dont want to buy all the brass fittings and seems no one can point me in the right direction. pls help

10-23-2011, 08:27 PM	#5
weeble163 Pebble Pounder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: kelowna Canada Posts: 138	thanks for the help, and no i did not plan on using couplings i do plan on brazing it. Last edited by weeble163; 10-23-2011 at 08:29 PM.

10-23-2011, 06:30 PM	#3
bob1961 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wayne county. PA Posts: 2,507	by the longest brake line they have and just toss the fittings, straight line is yer best friend over coiled line .........bob ....

10-23-2011, 07:53 PM	#4
DwaneO Oliver Custom Knives Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bloomfield NM , not something stupid Posts: 1,047	Yea , you cant really buy it without the fittings on the ends , just toss em. And learn to braize. Buy the longest one's they have , its the best deal.

10-24-2011, 07:10 AM	#6
CHU*D No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO Posts: 4,529	I've always preferred this 1010 steel tubing over brakeline. It brazes together much easier and it's a bit stronger. It does cost a bit more: MSC 1010 Steel Tubing After some talks yesterday though, I want to try something else next

10-24-2011, 07:41 AM	#7
Onebdgti Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Albans Posts: 507	I wanna find something cheaper to braze with. Safety silv is getting a little expensive for me.

10-30-2011, 06:09 PM	#13
rockpanda Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 56	I find that ProBind Brass flux Works on EVERYTHING! It has been very helpful to me!

10-31-2011, 05:01 PM	#14
mtdriver Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Arkie-Saw Posts: 284	I bought something like 25 feet of coiled, uncoated brakeline from Advance for around the $20-$30 mark if I remember right, have had it for over a year. Its pretty easy to get the roll straight and I havnt wasted much. Measuring right is key.

11-05-2011, 08:07 PM	#16
justinhinger Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Eastern Posts: 61	I use BCup-3 and it seem to work pretty well. I paid $40 for one pound of rods. Here's a picture of a joint.

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