Hi all,
It has been a long time since I last posted here. Anyhow, I have been going over some of the past few weeks postings to catch up...
I am currently building a lady stephanie beam engine. I am currently making
the 'eccentric rod'. It is suppsed to be made from 1/16th MS, but I couldn't
find any, so I have now made it from 1/8 x 3/32 stainless. Quite a bit
bigger, but it was the smallest cross section I could find.
Anyhow, I have now made the 'struts' for want of a better term. (This is where the bars strenghten the eccentric rod and I suppose looks a little like a truss).
I am now ready to silver solder them, but having never done any silver soldering, am looking for any tips. (I have done brazing in the past, but then I was working with a proper brazing hearth with firebricks and what have you. I don't have anything like that here in my own workshop).
I have a brazing torch and also a small gas torch (like a pencil which takes cigarette lighter fuel). I have silver solder and some white flux powder for it. How do I use the flux? Do I mix it into a paste like with the flux for brazing?
It has been a long time since I last posted here. Anyhow, I have been going over some of the past few weeks postings to catch up...
Anyhow, I have now made the 'struts' for want of a better term. (This is where the bars strenghten the eccentric rod and I suppose looks a little like a truss).
I am now ready to silver solder them, but having never done any silver soldering, am looking for any tips. (I have done brazing in the past, but then I was working with a proper brazing hearth with firebricks and what have you. I don't have anything like that here in my own workshop).
I have a brazing torch and also a small gas torch (like a pencil which takes cigarette lighter fuel). I have silver solder and some white flux powder for it. How do I use the flux? Do I mix it into a paste like with the flux for brazing?
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Best regards,
Dave Colliver.
Best regards,
Dave Colliver.
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