Jim- Check with Kevin O'Connor at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . He has presented a couple of seminars on it and written an article or two for SITG. He made many of the copper boilers for Crickets and any number of custom boilers and tanks for other locos. I'm sure he will give you information.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison & Jim Gregg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 9:54 PM Subject: Re: What to use for soldering/brazing SS? > Hi > > So8nds as if your diagnosis is right - but how big is the job / > pipe? Also are you using the right flux? I have silver soldered > (small) stainless with a Propane torch, however I tend to use Oxy/Acetylene > for most things simply because I've got it. I suspect your problem is too > smalla burner to supply the amount of heat energy - not necessarily related > to fuel - just size. > > Jim Gregg. > > At 11:41 PM 3/24/02 -0600, you wrote: > >I'm trying to silver solder some stainless pipe together, but I can not > >get it hot enough with my 'Benz-O-Matic' torch. (Propane) Would 'MAP' > >gas work better? What does everyone else use? I'd like to try my hand at > >boiler making (The copper kind, not the alcoholic kind). What I have now > >I know will not do. > > > >Ideas? Resources? > > > >Thanks! >
