Unless your life depends on it brazing is ten times easier and cheaper! I have an acetolyene torch and it's like soldering. If you can break the joint then you are a better man than I. Doug On Jun 15, 2012 2:31 PM, "Norman James" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Welding seems to be the method of choice for metal work, given the > stresses required of frames in this game. > But has anyone had any experience / success with brazing? > The biggest advantage I see is cost, and lack of experience required. A > decent MIG setup is going to easily run into a couple hundred dollars + gas > / cored wire, fancy mask, etc. > > However, I've heard some good things about brazing steel with little more > than a $10 MAPP gas bottle, a propane torch tip, bog standard flux, and > some $5 brass / bronze brazing rods. Likewise, (from what I understand) > anyone who's soldered pipes or electronics can braze, with decent results > (a bit extra prep over welding, but no real $$$ outlay). > > So first question: Is the cheap-o method of brazing joints > so significantly weaker than welding that it wouldn't work on a tank? Or is > this a good option? > > And second: Is there anyone here who can speak to the best brazing filler > material? Bronze? Brass? High Alloy / Hard Solder? > > Thanks for any input, and I hope to give it a go this weekend, and get > some results up! > (If anyone's interested that is...) > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
