February 26, 201214 yr now i either watched or read this a long time ago, but i remember hearing about it (hearing also means reading because i cant remember if it was on history channel or one of the 15 blacksmith books at the library) but what it consisted of was: the foundry workers heated a metal (lets say bronze for the fun on it) where it was molten in an ancient crucible, they then had what ever they were sodering together laid out in a slight overlap, they poured a bead of it on the item, flipped it over and then did another bead. my question is: has anyone ever heard of this before and if so, do YOU remember where you saw it? i need it for an english report im doing on what im gonna be when i grow up, and i thought itd be somthing neat for the 2 paragraph history section of welding/sodering/brazing paper. (yes gents! im going to be a welder when i grow up!)
February 26, 201214 yr Why wait? Contact Lincoln Electric, Miller, Hobart and others and read the reference material on their sites. The each hold classes, so attend the classes. The local Vo-Tech school may have welding classes, some with a cert test at the end of the class. Contact your welding supplier to see what information he can provide.
February 26, 201214 yr Your described method doesn't sound right. You can forge-braze if the iron or steel is red hot and normally fluxed with borax. The solder could be copper, brass, or silver solder. If all is clean, a small bit of the solder will melt and run between the contacted, red hot surfaces by capillary attraction. An old timey book, but a good book, is "Soft Soldering, Hard Soldering, and Brazing" by James F. Hobart. I have the 2nd printing, 1919. Perhaps you could obtain it from bookfinders.com or an inter-library loan.
February 26, 201214 yr That book is out of copyright: http://books.google....epage&q&f=false I love Google Books.
February 26, 201214 yr This is the method I think your speaking of. It's not really soldering but a form of fusion welding.The link will explain it better than I. First used by the Greeks it was also later used by the Romanshttp://www.artenero.com.au/7_finishing/weldbraze_15.html
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