RE: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-17 Thread Aradhana Singh Khalsa
tively low health hazard but then warn about fumes of unknown composition. Aradhana Singh -Original Message- From: Mark Drela [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 10:52 PM To: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] Push Rods I've done quite a bit of soldering

Re: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-17 Thread Mark Drela
I've done quite a bit of soldering with stainless steel, since most of my pushrods and my RDS hardware is SS. I simply use acid flux, aka "tinner's fluid", together with ordinary soft solder and a normal soldering iron. Nothing fancy. The acid flux is hydrochloric acid with zinc chloride salt

RE: [RCSE] Push rods

2006-04-16 Thread John Ensoll
Gidday all, What you are trying to solder is most likely stainless steel and the only flux worth its salt is phosphoric acid. You will be amazed how well it works on stainless or any other material for that matter. A smidgeon on the end of a balsa stick is all that is needed and resin cored solde

Re: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-16 Thread Erica and or Rob
Hey now, Maybe you're using the wrong flux? Rosin flux won't work, you need acid flux to sloder to steel. Don't get your electronics close to it though, corrosion city! RobII *'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.* [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-15 Thread Raschow
Concur on the Sta-Brite kit.  Often found in local hobby & craft shops.  Worked great with the stainless tube push-rods (actually tubes) that came with my Muller Esprit.  Have used the flux with other solder on "stubborn" joints too.  Best to use an iron vice a torch, torch burns away flux t

Re: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-15 Thread Aradhana Singh Khalsa
aring@airage.com Subject: RE: [RCSE] Push Rods At 02:28 PM 4/15/2006 -0600, you wrote: >Nothing that's not already on the MSDS for the Silver Solder / Acid flux >(typically Zinc Chloride and Hydrochloric Acid) kit. I appreciate this. In the past I have used regular lead and tin solder afte

Re: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-15 Thread Jon Stone
Silver solder that I am aware of requires a torch. Will the kit you are talking about here work with a soldering iron? And is there a special kit for the work we are talking about? This one, from Tower, says it flows at 430 F. http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFS75 I use t

Re: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-15 Thread Michael Neverdosky
In addition to the other comments you also need to be sure to use enough heat. The steel pushrod must be hot enough to melt the solder. The three big reasons why solder won't flow out are; 1. Not enough heat. 2. Surface not clean. 3. Wrong flux or not enough flux. michael On 4/15/06, Shape <[EMAI

RE: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-15 Thread Rick Van Clief
At 02:28 PM 4/15/2006 -0600, you wrote: Nothing that's not already on the MSDS for the Silver Solder / Acid flux (typically Zinc Chloride and Hydrochloric Acid) kit. I appreciate this. In the past I have used regular lead and tin solder after having used an acid flux. It works well enough I

RE: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-15 Thread Aradhana Singh Khalsa
Acid) kit, but worth reminding. Get lazy once, earn yourself a metallic taste for a long while. Aradhana Singh Khalsa Espanola, New Mexico -Original Message- From: clarence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 2:17 PM To: Shape; RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] Push Rods Are

Re: [RCSE] Push Rods

2006-04-15 Thread clarence
Are you using rosin core solder...if you are that's it.you need to use silver solder and make sure you are using the acid cleaner with it. Clarence Ashcraft ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) InterMountain Silent Flyers Home of Soar Utah 2006 www.soarutah.org If you would like to learn to fly R/C glid

Re: [RCSE] push rods

2002-01-05 Thread Pat McCleave
Jerry, Believe it or not regular masking tape sticks to those kind of pushrod housing real well. What you do is to wrap the tape tightly around the tube wherever you want to glue the tube and then glue to the tape. The glue sticks good to the outside of the tape. See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita,

Re: [RCSE] push rods

2002-01-05 Thread Simon Van Leeuwen
Again, try GOOP (Marine, Plumbers, Household, etc - they are all the same according to MSDS), or Shoe GOO, or PFM. Create a small fillet, submerse the tube apply some over the tube and let dry. Do prevent this adhesive from sagging, wet your finger and rub lightly to cause it to skin over. Shape