Topic: Brazing intake pipes.... (Read 22209 times)

Teg2boo · « **Reply #30 on:** October 27, 2009, 02:33:28 PM »

I bought some BernzOmatic brazing rods for aluminium.

It works pretty well on thin sheet. I welded to pepsi can together, but haven't tried on thicker metal for now.

Lowerit · « **Reply #31 on:** October 27, 2009, 03:00:05 PM »

Quote from: Teg2boo on October 27, 2009, 02:33:28 PM

I bought some BernzOmatic brazing rods for aluminium.

It works pretty well on thin sheet. I welded to pepsi can together, but haven't tried on thicker metal for now.

Post pics... My Alumaloy (durafix) came inthe mail today ,i am gonna do a pressure test with some scrap intakes.

snm95ls · « **Reply #32 on:** October 27, 2009, 03:21:32 PM »

Quote from: Lowerit on October 27, 2009, 03:00:05 PM

Quote from: Teg2boo on October 27, 2009, 02:33:28 PM
I bought some BernzOmatic brazing rods for aluminium.

It works pretty well on thin sheet. I welded to pepsi can together, but haven't tried on thicker metal for now.

Post pics... My Alumaloy (durafix) came inthe mail today ,i am gonna do a pressure test with some scrap intakes.

Post you results nog.

Teg2boo · « **Reply #33 on:** October 27, 2009, 03:33:42 PM »

There is my first try. I didnt really know how to do so result is not super nice. I didn't clean the cans too.

Rod are 3.50$ for 2 so I didnt want to put 1.75 to weld 2 cans together $:-\$

The trick is to get the pieces you want to weld very hot then put the rod on it. Once the fusion bath is done it's pretty easy to move the rod to weld the pieces together.

Lowerit · « **Reply #34 on:** October 27, 2009, 04:20:41 PM »

actually looks promising.. Wonder if it's just a matter of cleaning the cans.,

Where did you buy the stuff?? I am wondering if Princess auto has it

Teg2boo · « **Reply #35 on:** October 27, 2009, 04:27:46 PM »

Quote from: Lowerit on October 27, 2009, 04:20:41 PM

actually looks promising.. Wonder if it's just a matter of cleaning the cans.,

Where did you buy the stuff?? I am wondering if Princess auto has it

Canadian Tire, in the welding and soldering section. It comes in bag of 2 rods, but I used like 1/3 of 1 rod to weld the cans together.

Teg2boo · « **Reply #36 on:** October 27, 2009, 04:30:09 PM »

Teg2boo · « **Reply #37 on:** October 27, 2009, 04:35:20 PM »

There was also a little gab between the cans. That's why you can see some hole. Still very strong. I can't brake it even if I strongly twist the can.

toyolla86 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 27, 2009, 06:33:19 PM »

that looks cool. i wonder if it stays good looking or corrodes.

Lowerit · « **Reply #39 on:** November 09, 2009, 04:08:38 PM »

Alumaloy / Durafix is Fail.. I tried it this weekend along with Ktownpowercoat on an aluminum intake.

it works for pop cans and that's about it.. You need a real torch to get anything thicker then a pop can hot enough to work the material.. We tried both regular propane and the yellow stuff..

neither worked on intake pipe...

so if you want to weld pop cans together this is def the product to get..

ktown powder coating · « **Reply #40 on:** November 09, 2009, 04:35:46 PM »

Yes we did but either of us have tanks

Teg2boo · « **Reply #41 on:** November 09, 2009, 05:01:01 PM »

Quote from: Lowerit on November 09, 2009, 04:08:38 PM

Alumaloy / Durafix is Fail.. I tried it this weekend along with Ktownpowercoat on an aluminum intake.

it works for pop cans and that's about it.. You need a real torch to get anything thicker then a pop can hot enough to work the material.. We tried both regular propane and the yellow stuff..

neither worked on intake pipe...

so if you want to weld pop cans together this is def the product to get..

Intake pipe made of pop cans, interesting.

I'll buy a oxy-propane torch to see how well it works...

shocogs09 · « **Reply #42 on:** December 14, 2009, 02:43:45 AM »

i think most people are using the mapp gas with a torch head like the first pic. but i think it has to be for mapp gas.
i use a two part mapp and oxygen torch for my heavy brazing ok all my brazing. a little butane torch worked for me for doing some real thin sheet metal with flux and silver solder

Kain · « **Reply #43 on:** December 14, 2009, 03:52:44 AM »

i was thinking of getting this...

http://www.amazon.com/Firepower-Portable-Oxy-Acetylene-Outfit-03840990/dp/B000HT6DFA

hell... do the bbq trick. lite your grill... get it nice and hot... throw it in. wait till it gets hot as fuck... and braze away. saw it on some website about a supercharged wrx?

Teg2boo · « **Reply #44 on:** December 14, 2009, 08:34:03 AM »

My dad has a set of these (similar to it) baby torch and it works great. It's just annoying because you need to fill them more often.

I've seen the BBQ thing too, it was cool. You could probably just heat up the pieces you want to braze in the BBQ and use a normal torch after that. The problem is that the aluminium is so heat conductor friendly you can't use normal torch without heating it forever.

If you heat it to 200F, I think the normal torch would be enough to heat it at the good temp.

WPPF · « **Reply #45 on:** December 16, 2009, 03:58:54 PM »

If you used lugged/slip brazing like one uses on bike frames it would work great. You can even work with different materials if you go that route like steel lugs/ aluminum pipe but aluminum doesn't braze well and when it's lugged it's usually epoxied.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #46 on:** December 17, 2009, 10:33:01 AM »

Quote from: WPPF on December 16, 2009, 03:58:54 PM

If you used lugged/slip brazing like one uses on bike frames it would work great. You can even work with different materials if you go that route like steel lugs/ aluminum pipe but aluminum doesn't braze well and when it's lugged it's usually epoxied.

Interesting. Got a link?

Robb · « **Reply #47 on:** December 18, 2009, 04:29:00 PM »

Quote from: WPPF on December 16, 2009, 03:58:54 PM

If you used lugged/slip brazing like one uses on bike frames it would work great. You can even work with different materials if you go that route like steel lugs/ aluminum pipe but aluminum doesn't braze well and when it's lugged it's usually epoxied.

One of the guys at work talks about slip-brazing his bike frames all the time. WTF is slip brazing?

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #48 on:** December 18, 2009, 04:34:26 PM »

Quote from: Robb on December 18, 2009, 04:29:00 PM

Quote from: WPPF on December 16, 2009, 03:58:54 PM
If you used lugged/slip brazing like one uses on bike frames it would work great. You can even work with different materials if you go that route like steel lugs/ aluminum pipe but aluminum doesn't braze well and when it's lugged it's usually epoxied.

One of the guys at work talks about slip-brazing his bike frames all the time. WTF is slip brazing?

Calebs sent me this link, screams retro turbo muscle car with showcar pretensions:

http://blog.elliscycles.com/2008/03/stainless-lugged-frame.html

WPPF · « **Reply #49 on:** December 18, 2009, 06:26:05 PM »

Yeah but you don't have to make the lugs fancy.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #50 on:** December 18, 2009, 06:56:51 PM »

Quote from: WPPF on December 18, 2009, 06:26:05 PM

Yeah but you don't have to make the lugs fancy.

FUCK YOU

WPPF · « **Reply #51 on:** December 18, 2009, 10:57:44 PM »

I'm consuming Rum in an awkward social situation.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #52 on:** December 20, 2009, 03:27:01 AM »

Inconceivable.

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