Old 03-27-23 | 12:23 PM
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Xyphota
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Feedback on Brazing techniques and results

Here is my second attempt at brazing braze-ons. I got my partner to take a video of the process so I hope you guys can give me some feedback.

Materials:
Tubing: 0.6mm thick Reynolds 631
Braze-on bottle boss: ~1mm thick chromoly
Filler Metal: Fillet Pro - https://www.cycledesignusa.com/silver/fillet-pro
Flux: Harris Stay-Silv white brazing flux - https://www.harrisproductsgroup.com/en/Products/sswf7

Torch setup:
Tip size: Little torch #5/AW202 (this is almost exactly the same size as a victor #00 -> Welding Tip Size Comparison Chart)
Acetylene pressure was 4 psi at the regulator. I opened up the valve on the handle until there was little to no soot coming off the flame.


Below is a photo of the end results, about 15 seconds after turning the torch off.




Self-reflection: I know the blackened charred bits is burnt flux, and that is generally to be avoided LOL. At 1:44 in the video I can see there is 1 spot that got white hot which matches the large blackspot on the lower-left boss in the photo above. I thought the first boss (upper-right in photo) went pretty well, but I was surprised to see some burnt flux after taking off my goggles. The black flux on the upper-right boss is still kind of shiny and glassy, whereas the large burnt sections on the lower-left is dull, and a bit sand-papery. Clearly charred. I've read that other framebuilders use a Victor #00 tip for small braze-ons (which is essentially what I used here), but the torch in their videos sounds less turbulent, so I wonder if I should just choke up the valves a bit.

Here is paul brodie showing how it is done. He is using a #0 tip, but his flame sounds much gentler than mine. He is also using a heat-sink/boss-leveler.


I was a bit surprised at how quickly the tubing went from a dull grey to white hot. I held the torch a few inches away waiting for the white flux to activate, then I went in and tried to melt a dab of filler. In less than 2 seconds the tube was overheated.
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