[Boatanchors] Yoiks! A restorers worst nightmare

[Mark Foltarz]

Zinc rod works great for brazing aluminum. Just polish up the pieces before
applying heat from a hand torch.

de KA4JVY
Mark




--- mikea <mikea at mikea.ath.cx> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 09:03:52AM -0800, Glen Zook wrote:
> > The problem with soldering aluminum is not with the
> > heat.  It is the fact that aluminum oxides within
> > microseconds of being exposed to the air and normal
> > solder won't work without using some type of flux that
> > keeps the air from the aluminum.
> > 
> > There are special fluxes available that allow aluminum
> > to "take a tin" and then you can solder it without any
> > problem.  Also, using plain old motor oil (i.e. SAE
> > 30) will work.  You put on some oil and then use a
> > soldering gun within the oil to heat the aluminum
> > while applying the solder.  After the aluminum is
> > "tinned" you can then solder to it in the "normal"
> > way.  Of course clean off the oil when done.
> > 
>

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