Welding Wire - Lateral-g Forums

ccracin · #1 04-29-2010, 08:56 PM

Thanks guys. I have been playing around with it. I think the trouble I have is that I am thinking the base steel sheet metal should melt as with a typical weld. I don't think that can happen here. This is almost brazing using a mig to short circuit and feed the wire. I have had decent luck with half the voltage and twice the wire speed that I would use to weld with carbon steel wire. Any other input would be great. I wish I had the coin for a TIG! Oh, well learn by doing!

**GregWeld** · #2 04-29-2010, 09:01 PM

Chad! Post up a picture or your bird poop!

ccracin · #3 04-29-2010, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Chad! Post up a picture or your bird poop!

If you don't have anything nice to say!!!!!!!!!!! Actually, how did you know?

I had some pretty nice goobers at first. I'm getting there. We'll see if where I get to is where I want to go.

Don't tell me you don't have anything to say on the subject! I really think there is hope for this. Pick up a spool and head to the "Shed" it's R&D time!

**GregWeld** · #4 04-29-2010, 09:13 PM

I've never even TIG'd with the stuff...

I had to go research to see if you were out of your mind when you said you were MIG'n with it!

My first question would be -- if it's more like "brazing" -- about it's strength and cracking etc.

ccracin · #5 04-29-2010, 09:21 PM

I am definitely out of my mind, but that is for a different thread. Here is what got me started. This is by Ron Covell.
http://metalshapers.org/101/covell/c...ilbronze.shtml
It absolutely does not have the strength that carbon steel does. As with all things, I believe in the correct application it would have some advantages. I would not use it on anything structural. But, for some body mods I think it would do a nice job. IE. Filling door handles holes, parking light holes, smoothing firewall, etc. I also read that body shops are moving this direction when welding high boron sheet metals. This material is heat treated and supposedly using the silicon bronze reduces the heat input and does not affect the material properties as much as carbon steel filler. I'll get some pictures shortly of what I am doing.

tom091074 · #6 05-19-2011, 04:48 AM

Here is a site I found that might help. I have not tried it yet but I'm looking forward to the challege. Good luck.

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/brazing.htm

**GregWeld** · #7 05-19-2011, 08:01 AM

If my welding looked like that -- I'd switch to glue.