Obi..
09-23-2012, 04:07 PM
Apparently I am much more skilled at Brazing, Mig/Tig and Oxy-Acetylene than I ever will be with soldering Copper/Brass with a puny propane torch.
It's made out of freeze-plugs, radiator outlet pipes, pipe-solder, and welding wire.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/8017308461_e6b6b32cb5.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8017311290_19e943bb95.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/8017311570_ab1b1b939a.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/8017464270_46e6f02c0c.jpg
Maybe once it starts to patina out in a couple years it'll look like what I envisioned?
I'm not sure I am completely satisfied w/ my joints and might soak it in a little acid bath and re-solder the loops so the flower petals hold better. Propane seriously throws off a ton of soot when used with acid flux? :D
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/8017461915_1c58c5c578.jpg
It's made out of freeze-plugs, radiator outlet pipes, pipe-solder, and welding wire.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/8017308461_e6b6b32cb5.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8017311290_19e943bb95.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8447/8017311570_ab1b1b939a.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/8017464270_46e6f02c0c.jpg
Maybe once it starts to patina out in a couple years it'll look like what I envisioned?
I'm not sure I am completely satisfied w/ my joints and might soak it in a little acid bath and re-solder the loops so the flower petals hold better. Propane seriously throws off a ton of soot when used with acid flux? :D
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8445/8017461915_1c58c5c578.jpg