Thread: brazing tolerances for practice work
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Old 11-28-09 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by KNEEL
That would be fine, .058" wall is commonly used for sleeves and is what I assume you are talking about. Make sure you buy your one inch stuff with .035 or .028 wall to better simulate a real joint. use AO cloth to clean the dark coating from the tube before you start so that you can "see" the heat.

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I didn't know it was .058" wall but looking at my supply list that is wall dimension. I like the idea of brazing two pieces of 1" together with a sleeve. A slightly different dynamic for a second way to practice.
Thank you for the quick response.
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