Sturgeon-Phish wrote: Nice Job JohnJim
Nice Job John
Jim
Thanks Jim !! Real fun little projects !!
Kurt: glad to hear others have projects in the works & can't wait to see yours !! Well, I hope these don't just decide to fall apart later as I didn't use any flux & I used my rosen core solder. I cleaned & sanded everything right down before soldering. I just never thought of fluxes on this stuff. I also have a buffer I clean the brass with too. Let me know on these fluxes, if it's important !!
Thanks, John
csxt30 wrote:Let me know on these fluxes, if it's important !!
John,I used to do some jewelry design work using brass, silver, copper, etc. Flux was always used on the joints between the metal pieces when soldering. You might also want to find some "Jewelers solder". This is different than electrical or plumbing solder.Jewelers solder comes in different levels of "hardness". Hard solder takes the highest temperature to melt, then medium takes less, and soft takes the lowest temperature. This way you can build pieces and put them together without previous solder joints melting on you.Jewelers solder also comes in different forms: strips, wire, paste. I mostly used strips cut to size. The joints were fluxed, the pieces of solder were laid on top of the joint to be soldered together, the torch was brought to bear on the joint until the solder flowed.After soldering the, piece was dropped into a heated acid bath made up of water and something like Sparex. This acid bath is important because it removes any oxidation, scales, etc. caused by the soldering process. This let you know the next surface you were going to solder was clean. Theprocess of soldering and acid bath was repeated until the project was done.Instead of electric soldering guns, we used gas soldering torches with very fine flames (these electric soldering things are hard to work with).Enjoy,Chris
Chris : thanks so much for that info !! I never thought to ask my brother but I will now to see if he has any of this stuff, He's a retired jeweler.
Thanks again !!
John
ps : did you work with a resistance soldering outfit ?
God bless TCA 05-58541 Benefactor Member of the NRA, Member of the American Legion, Retired Boss Hog of Roseyville , KC&D Qualified
Chief : tha'ts great !! Mine is just sitting here rusting away cause no one wants to advertise anything on it !! I lowered the rates 3 times already too !!
csxt30 wrote: I never thought to ask my brother but I will now to see if he has any of this stuff, He's a retired jeweler.
I never thought to ask my brother but I will now to see if he has any of this stuff, He's a retired jeweler.
Hhhhhmmmmm....Perhaps he might have a centrifuge????? Maybe we can work a deal to do some lost wax wheel castings?
Kurt
kpolak wrote: csxt30 wrote: I never thought to ask my brother but I will now to see if he has any of this stuff, He's a retired jeweler. Hhhhhmmmmm....Perhaps he might have a centrifuge????? Maybe we can work a deal to do some lost wax wheel castings?Kurt
Kurt : first I had to look up centrifuge !! Found it !! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifuge
I think Dave Vergon, (FJ & G), has a lot of info on castings in some past Sunday Photo Funs !
Plus, I think there's a web-site that has that type of wheels, but I forgot which one, now !!
John.....You need to post a picture of the new one, you just made.
Chuck
Chuck : I have a couple more, bare bones, made but I'm waiting on my private contractor to get the graffics done by October !! I have to outsource some work but at least it's all made here in the good ole' USA, & by US skilled craftsmen !!
Now here is my other latest project, notice my ladder made from fence material, a PVC coupling I found at work & the metal top came out of scrap in a gondola at work !! Sunoco decal was free at the gas station !!
Very nice, John.
Graphics Dept. is working overtime.
Nice work John.
Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.
Get the Classic Toy Trains newsletter delivered to your inbox twice a month