Can't remember what rod my friend used to use when he would braze together our 1/4 scale rc race cars. They held up as good as the welded chassis. No reason I can think of not to use this method other than it is "old" way of doing it.
Kurt Sent from my iPad On Jun 15, 2012, at 7:31 AM, Norman James <me1y...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Welding seems to be the method of choice for metal work, given the stresses > required of frames in this game. > But has anyone had any experience / success with brazing? > The biggest advantage I see is cost, and lack of experience required. A > decent MIG setup is going to easily run into a couple hundred dollars + gas / > cored wire, fancy mask, etc. > > However, I've heard some good things about brazing steel with little more > than a $10 MAPP gas bottle, a propane torch tip, bog standard flux, and some > $5 brass / bronze brazing rods. Likewise, (from what I understand) anyone > who's soldered pipes or electronics can braze, with decent results (a bit > extra prep over welding, but no real $$$ outlay). > > So first question: Is the cheap-o method of brazing joints so significantly > weaker than welding that it wouldn't work on a tank? Or is this a good option? > > And second: Is there anyone here who can speak to the best brazing filler > material? Bronze? Brass? High Alloy / Hard Solder? > > Thanks for any input, and I hope to give it a go this weekend, and get some > results up! > (If anyone's interested that is...) > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
