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With the new 44mm HT I have found it hard to place enough filler to get a big enough fillet to clean & wash out properly.
Yesterday I bumped up to a Victor #3 with these results with 1/16" rodAttachment 53435 - anyone ever actually use 1/8" or 3/32" rod for big fillets?
- Garro.
I use 3/32" Gaslfux rods and really like it. Being able to dump more brass in helps with my heat control and keeps the fillet where I want it.
-Joel
Reportedly, Tom Ritchey used 1/4" rod when brazing the Everest unicrown forks. Those things looked like they were molded.
Those have a shitload of brass for sure!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by shiggy
Ever see one unpainted?
100% dyna-file.
Melting a 1/4" rod is pretty daunting...............
- Garro.
Here is a photo I stole from ebay a while back:Quote:
Originally Posted by steve garro
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3404/3...2473caaf_o.jpg
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by masispecial
I love how the crown race is faced into the fillet.
- Garro.
That Ritchey crown is so clean looking!
1/4" rod isn't much different, though things go from slow to fast quickly. I use a modest amount of 3/32 for my medium-ish fillets (though I still prefer the smaller stuff).
I'm not sure that going with a bigger diameter rod helps fillet size so much as not having to grab another rod quite so soon. I like using 3/32, never gone bigger than that
When I attended his seminar last year at NAHBS, he said he'd even used 5/32" rod at times. No paste flux, gasfluxer only.Quote:
Originally Posted by shiggy
I'm sure it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by EricKeller
Often it seems that you are just adding to the internal fillet and not building up the external.
- Garro.
I went from 1/16 to 3/32 and it was instant big-ol'-fillets. I found it works with my torch-style much better to lay down the bead. for me, 1/16 is perfect for dropouts and stuff like that.
Party on.