Ah Ha: I found them. I’m posting this link in case anybody else needs them. Chuck http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bernzomatic-AL3-Aluminum-Brazing-and-Welding-Rods-334491/203710179#
Last time I ever did any of this type brazing, all we ever had was this link below. I was in school for welding, and we had a really cold Winter, like NOW. And our water came from a Spring fed creek that we had a cast iron pump with a short pipe and foot valve run to inside a concrete block “well” that my Uncle had built yrs before, and anyway, the pump froze, even though we left the water running in hope that it kicking on and off all night would protect it. That pump was in about 18 pieces, and we could bring items like that from home to the school to “practice” on. My instructor. R.T. Stewart looked at it when I had it all spread out on the table. and said “what the heck are you gonna do with that. I said “I’m gonna braze it back together (with brass brazing rods, NOT aluminum ones) and he about laffed his head off, and I told hi, “I don’t have the money to buy a new pump, so I have no chice. He said “good luck” and walked off snickering. By the end of the day, it looked like a blue (the paints color) and gold (the brass rods color) jigsaw puzzle. He said “well, you did it, but I’ll be amazed if it don’t leak. I hooked it back up and it ran like new, and continued to run till we moved back to FL about 5 yrs after that, and was still running after that as far as I know. It may still be running in that creek for all I know LOL. It was one of those “desperate times call for desperate measures” type things LOL.. From: the smiths Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 9:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] boat cracks Yup. melts around 750 degrees F. reminds me of the days when we used lead to fill in seams etc before bondo for auto body work. ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Blake-Hedges To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 9:34 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] boat cracks Hi Gary; That's what the eutectic rod is. Wayneb Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: the smiths <[email protected]>; To: <[email protected]>; Subject: [VFB] boat cracks Sent: Mon, Jan 13, 2014 8:27:25 PM a propane tourch and an aluminum rod made special for doing this type of repair is the way to go. you can even weld coke cans together wothout burning a hole in them. My old canoe has several holes repaired this way from being run agound on sharp rocks. Very easy to use. Gary S -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
