Recent content by monkey wrench

phosphoric acid then epoxy primer.

thanks. i'll drop it.

i respect your opinions and i will concider tig as an option. but i believe you are underestimating the stregnth of brazed joints. i understand that if done properly they are stronger then mild steel, 50,000+ psi. in my destruction tests the joint does not fail, its the steel that stretches and...

ok. my post was not a question of whether brazing was a good choice. i ask if there were resources out there for folks looking to braze a frame. there are thousands of motorcycle, airplane and car frames that are brazed together. it works. i will take eveyone's advice and continue to...

maybe i should rephrase. i know that brass brazing will produce a frame that is strong enough. with tight miters and good heat control everything will be fine. i'm not questioning the stregnth of brazing. the tool is only as good as the operator. just cuz a guy (not you) has a mig or stick...

i can braze pretty well. i have the heat control to do it right and i think a good braze is more then adiquate and stronger then a lot of welds (stir the pot). i'm not worried about the stregnth. i'll look into the locost stuff. are there any builders who chose to braze that are on this site?

hi, i'm starting to research my first build. i'd like to do most/all of the fabrication myself. when it comes to the frame my brazing skills are far stronger then my welding chops. are there any folks, resources that deal with brazing frames and bodies?