[TheForge] "Hidden" Brazing of Mild Steel

Thu May 30 01:22:01 2002

At 05:49 PM 5/29/02, you wrote:

Marc;
The traditional practice of brazing in a forge fire can nicely minimize 
exposed braze.  The bronze is cut into dinky pieces ( a coarse file works 
fine if it's clean) The flux and the filings  are mixed into a paste with 
water called spelter and  placed between the pieces to be joined. If your 
fit up is decent and your clean-up good ,the joint only shows a fine line 
of color. You can use a resist to keep  it from spreading.
To match color perfectly, you'll need to weld it. Silver solder  is closer 
to matching.

Just finished packing up a junk sculpture from clankies sent me  by  the 
mfg  who will get in trade for a machined part I needed..kind of a funny 
piece and an amusing trade.
In and out of the fog here on the  far edge of the left coast...100 deg. 
today, low 50s yesterday....whew...........Pete

>I'm joining small forged pieces like leaves, scrolls, etc., and thought
>brazing would be a good way to go. But the "standard" rod causes the
>joint to stick out with its brass color. Is there a brazing rod that's
>colored gray like steel?
>
>Alternatively, is there something I can wipe on everything but the
>mating surfaces that'll keep the braze from wicking there?
>
>Thanks.
>
>-Marc
>
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