Has anyone used oatley safe flo silver solder instead of the harris? HD has that in my area in stock and it is cheaper than ordering the harris safe brite.
I have. It works just fine.
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Has anyone used oatley safe flo silver solder instead of the harris? HD has that in my area in stock and it is cheaper than ordering the harris safe brite.
Sorry if this has already been asked, don't really want to read though 125 pages of posts. If silver solder can be melted with a propane torch wont the solder melt when its sitting on my burner doing a boil or would that only be an issue if the kettle is empty with no liquid thermal mass keeping the temp down.
Sorry if this has already been asked, don't really want to read though 125 pages of posts. If silver solder can be melted with a propane torch wont the solder melt when its sitting on my burner doing a boil or would that only be an issue if the kettle is empty with no liquid thermal mass keeping the temp down.
It is also wise to have a good tight connection between the two pieces before soldering for a few reasons. Easier solder, and if you happen to make a mistake and dry fire the fitting wont move or fall out.
Everbody has a different take on this, so I thought I throw out mine.
I'm way to cheap to buy anything, so I built a dimple maker out of 2 sockets and bolt.
Drilled a 1/2" hole with a step bit, pulled the dimple, and ran 3/4 ridged copper pipe through and soldered.
Attach fitting of your choice to pipe.
13mm kobalt 1/2 drive socket makes the dimple
24mm socket, bolt, washers, nut yada yada yada
don't pull it all the way through it will be too loose
What has been the best/cheapest method for making holes for 1/2 NPT couplers and 1.5" TC?
I plan to use a 7/8 hole saw for the coupler but can't find a good size for the TC.
Parts for the keg tools:
1/2" coupler> McMaster 45605K725 & 4335T65
1.5 TC> McMaster 45605K711 & 4335T64
I gave my keg tool a few turns too many and oversized the hole for a 1/4" coupling.
Has anyone noticed any difference in difficulty in soldering the various alloys of stainless? (18/8 vs 316, etc.)
Ruby fluid is also a good flux fairly cheap also , muriatic acid will work . As much as some of you pay for flux and silver solder . Prob have it tig welded .
How big is the hole? The large OD flat gasket might be the ticket if you're using an oring now.
Quick questions... I have been trying to solder my stainless pots but I am having an issue with the pot splitting. I have been using a punch, now at 7/8" and using a dimpler to grow it to 1" but it has been causing the pipe to split rather than just grow. After the pot split, sometimes in a few areas I still tried to solder everything... the hole soldered well, but where there are splits, the solder drips out rather than filling the holes... so I have two questions...
How do i fill the gaps where the solder initially bled through? I can likely re flux it, then just let the solder bead drip through it by melting it above the hole and hoping it stop, drys and sticks to the openings... other than that I am at a loss... use a soldering iron?
How can I grow the holes such that it doesn't split?! Should I warm the pot up before I try to use the expander? should I use a drill so there is a constant force? Should I get an even larger punch, say 15/16"?
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