Topic: Brazing

[754]

Indian & Harley frames were furnaced brazed for a long time,
but,
I think they did have the odd plug weld.

I dont think brazing a frame has any strength issues if they are slip fit joints, then brazed.

On vintage bicycle frames they are often brazed which leaves a nice clean joint, and they hold up very well.. I probably could show a dozen examples tha are 50 years old if you come to visit..

Oh and St Pattie is a burger.. not the Irish dude..kghost..

[bryanj]

Hate to dissapont but ALL the old Brits were Brazed BUT most tube joints were "socketed" (tube inside a hole) not but jointed

[Gregorymoto]

My last comment.
Well thank god all the old bike builders figured it out and did it right and thank god for modern day welding technology and Miller Electrics.

[kghost]

Amen

[mark]

Until this evening, I hadn't brazed anything in ages....

Sandblasted the heck out of my header and found one little pinhole a few inches ahead of the collector. The mig would probably just make the hole bigger. GAG!!! No O2 in the tank, either. Found that a propane plumber's torch would get the area bright red - enough to melt a puddle of silver brazing wire on there. As long as the pipe doesn't get red-hot that far down, it should stay there ok. I hope.


As for seat and tank mounts, I'd weld them. Tank repairs? That's something else entirely.

....thank god for modern day welding technology and Miller Electrics.

The Lincoln aint bad either.


Happy trails.

[1976Thunder]

Thanks guys and yes I was talking about oxyacetylene. I have a real nice set up that I use for building bicycles. I have ordered some high tensile rod. This is going to be the first bike I build and not just motor and one thing I have learned from years of doing it wrong is ask someone that knows first.