Joining Alloy

[TAZ]

Hello all, i have some mad things in my head using alloy but im wondering if 2 parts can be joined together????? Is there some sort of solder on the market or can they only be welded???? if so what sort of welda would i need????

Many thanks

TAZ

[fatboyslim]

What alloy do you mean??

[TAZ]

Lets say i had some tubing that you buy in somewhere like Homebase wanted to make a roll bar or something

dose that help??????

[tt-01owner]

gorilla glue works real well, but you must use a VERY THIN LAYER OF IT.

[T.C~Tamiya]

Hi Taz

Alloy is a generic term for a mixture of metals, are you actually talking about aluminium ?

[racingdowantheM64]

You could use the brazing method

[TAZ]

Hay All

yeah im talking about aluminium tubing, would i need to buy anything to braze it with???? Any idea where i can get gorila glue from???

Thanks for your time everyone

[racingdowantheM64]

For brazing you would need a blow torch, brazing flux and a brazing rod.

All of which can be found on Ebay if you search for Brazing in all catergories.

Marcus

[fatboyslim]

A GOOD blow torch, a standard one won't do the trick!!

Aluminium is a pig to braze/weld well!!

Have you thought about brass tubing??

Normal blow torch and SILVER solder is good for this

And by silver solder i mean proper silver solder not the normal plumbing stuff

[TAZ]

Thanks

i will get on the case now and hopefuly get the ball rolling on this idea

[mymonsterbeetleisbroken]

i wont get to technical but aluminium can only be either TIG welded, or MIG welded, gas welding it simply does not work well at all, you end up with a puddle of contaminated ally, or very poor joints.

it is an absolute pig to weld because of its low melting point.

for a top job, TIG welding is the way to go, but it doesnt come cheep, and its not easy, especially with thin materials.

a mig welding plant thats capable of aluminium welding doesnt come cheep either, the model i use at college for aluminium welding cost over £6000 [xx(], and the tutors dont know how to work it lol [)]

fatboyslims idea of using brass tubing would get the job done perfectly, and is far more achievable using d.i.y tools []

[TAZ]

thanks to everyone who has given advice towards this and maybe i will go with the brass pipeing idea as its will be cheaper.