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Title: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: firebird4130 on September 07, 2010, 03:49 PM

would it be possible to do some brazing with a refillable blowtorch that uses lighter gas?
Cheers  :daumenhoch:

Fraz

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: snav69 on September 07, 2010, 03:55 PM

I would say Yes  ;) as we used something simillar at school  :daumenhoch:
Sawzall is your man to ask though  ;)

 :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: firebird4130 on September 07, 2010, 04:55 PM

cool, I'll give it a go then, Got some bars I want to extend  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: steve69 on September 07, 2010, 09:45 PM

Hi Fraz, If there not chrome send them up to me and i'll weld a bit on for you.

You got my address :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: firebird4130 on September 07, 2010, 11:02 PM

cheers for the offer mate, they are chrome though, does that make em harder to weld?

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: steve69 on September 08, 2010, 09:13 AM

you would need to grind off/remove the chrome to weld it, no major problem if your using them as it would be covered by the grips  ;)

LMK, cheers Steve.

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: firebird4130 on September 08, 2010, 10:05 AM

cheers for the advice mate I'll be sure to grind the chrome down on that area, I've ordered the blowtorch now will lt you know how it goes  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: steve69 on September 08, 2010, 10:35 AM

you know where i am if it doesn't work out ;)

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: firebird4130 on September 08, 2010, 10:46 AM

cheers mate  :daumenhoch:  no doubt you'll be hearing from me  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: HUTCHMAN on September 08, 2010, 10:57 AM

bear in mind you'll have to achieve temperatures above 840 F.

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: firebird4130 on September 08, 2010, 02:16 PM

so this is doomed to failure?  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: brazing with refillable butane blowtorch??
Post by: mattfx81 on September 08, 2010, 02:27 PM

If they are for a rider then you would best go for a fused joint and get them welded using mig or tig.