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Thread: MIG brass ?? Yes or No
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10th Sep 2012, 07:28 PM #1Hammer Head
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MIG brass ?? Yes or No
need to make up access panel frames for a job.
outside frame will be 20x3mm flat bar
inside frame will be 20x20x3mm angle
can we use a differnt wire and mig it togther.
welds will not been seen if miters cut nice.
or does it needed to be done with soilder style with a torch
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10th Sep 2012, 09:06 PM #2Diamond Member
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You may want to look into silicon bronze wire, I believe you need to use straight argon gas with it. If it is only a small job it may not be worth it as the wire won't be cheap.
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10th Sep 2012, 09:59 PM #3
You'll need a powersource with plenty a BLz .................................Tig It!
Just Do The Best You Can With What You HAve At The Time
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11th Sep 2012, 03:23 PM #4
What about silver brazing it?
Cheers.
Vernon.
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11th Sep 2012, 04:03 PM #5Hammer Head
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tig dont have one.
brazing is option is this hard to get a decent joint with some strength
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11th Sep 2012, 04:17 PM #6
I find it pretty easy to get a nice joint. Joint needs to be close fitting.
Brazing gives quite a strong joint, but not as strong as fusion welding. But I'm not sure how to quantify actually the joint strength.Cheers.
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13th Sep 2012, 12:48 AM #7Most Valued Member
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One of your deciding factors will be colour match and appearance.
Silver Brazing is probably the easiest method but as Vernon said, close fitup is imperative.
Given that you do not have a tig welder and that silicon bronze wire is very expensive, (the last time I priced some Amplitrode it was around $1200 for a roll!!!)
I think Silver Brazing sounds to be the best option
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