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Title: Brazing steel lines with a copper conector Post by: rainbowvend on March 15, 2014, 12:38:37 pm I am working on refurbishing an Ideal 85 slider. Lots of fun! I have a hole in one of the steel lines that needs to be repaired. I would use a copper connector after cutting the steel line. What solder should I use to finish the project. Also, what size modern compressor should I use as I have to replace one on another unit I have on my bench. Looks like I will have to fabricate some brackets to use a modern unit once the old unit is pulled out of the system.
Thanks for your assistance! Title: Re: Brazing steel lines with a copper conector Post by: johnieG on March 15, 2014, 01:36:48 pm You'll need a low phosphorus 5-10% silver bearing braze rod & the appropriate flux paste, "Stay-Silver" makes a nice line of rods & fluxes, replace the line, just don't fix the pin-hole. be careful not to overheat the copper (it will melt or oxidized severely) while getting the steel line hot, once the steel is a dull-red, it's more than hot enough to flow the brazing on the copper
Title: Re: Brazing steel lines with a copper conector Post by: cohammer on March 15, 2014, 09:41:01 pm I always use flux coated rod you can read on the pack and make sure you get the proper rod . It takes a little pratcice to make a proper connection .
Title: Re: Brazing steel lines with a copper conector Post by: globalcompressors on March 16, 2014, 06:53:23 pm zero percent rod and stay-silv paste
Title: Re: Brazing steel lines with a copper conector Post by: Yarochrehc on March 20, 2014, 07:41:27 pm I always use silver solder and paste flux any time I have to solder copper and steel or stainless.
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