Brazing Aluminum?
05-17-22, 05:43 PM
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Brazing Aluminum?
A crazy idea came to me today while moving my touring bike around in the garage. I have a rear mounted kickstand that has a rubber foot. But it wears through very quickly. So my "idea" is what about brazing a flat piece on the bottom of the kickstand to create a "foot"?
What rod and flux would I need?
Thoughts??
What rod and flux would I need?
Thoughts??
05-18-22, 04:41 AM
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You could try some of those Alumiweld low temp welding rods. Harbor Freight sells a version of them https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piec...ods-44810.html They are tricky to use with good results. I didn't bother trying them on my aluminum frame build. I TIG welded the bottle bosses in and used JB Weld to attach the cable guides.
