Good short vid on silver brazing
02-16-19, 12:22 PM
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Good short vid on silver brazing
Overall good short footage and info on the basics of silver brazing. Jody(welding tips and tricks) is not a frame builder but visits Mike at his shop.
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02-21-19, 12:43 PM
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I read an article by an 'old' framebuilder saying silver braze gives better performance than bronze. If there's any truth to that, maybe it's that the initial clearance in the joint needs to be much tighter? Nice vid, thanks.
02-21-19, 01:18 PM
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I like silver because it's lower temperature (than brass) and flows really well (56% or ezflow 45% w/cad). Brass is fine but more heat is needed and thus greater skill is required to make sure you don't overheat the metal. Also, silver is easier to remove from the shore line than brass (for those instances where you get caught trying to over fill the joint.)
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To play the devil's advocate- Brass is far more tolerant of poor prep. Both in gap as well as clean surfaces. It's much less expensive and offers far more joint geometry and styles. It has a greater temp range WRT it's viscosity, meaning it can flow quickly or glob up (lugs or fillet). That the temp is greater and thus the control of temp is more critical is only practice, just like flowing silver is practice and maintaining the temp for that takes a skill. Andy
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Brass is more tolerant of poor prep and looser clearances, but silver's lower temperature can mean a smaller heat-affected zone on the tubing. Silver also flows easier than brass, and done well requires less clean-up.
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I hate to file, so I'm sticking with silver for the time being
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And I'm sure you're a faster builder then I am too
Andy
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02-22-19, 05:44 AM
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Great video and a as traditional silversmith I'd say he hit all the bases.
his web site is also a great for most welding tec.
his web site is also a great for most welding tec.
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Looks like a small piece of crud in the orifice at 3:10 in (and seen throughout the brazing) causing slight separation of cone and feather. Doesn't effect the procedure but would you clean the tip before next use?
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Brian- yes, I would clean the tip. Both ID and face. But In try to go easy when using tip cleaning "reamers" as to not open up the orifice too much too. Andy
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I would clean it if I remember. Then I would get flux on it and it would happen all over again. It's mostly just an annoyance.
