Dougie Swan | 28/06/2018 21:36:59 |
269 forum posts 73 photos | I have a lot of sifbronze, an upcoming project is a minnie engine my question is this, is sifbronze suitable for the high temp first sections of a boiler? thanks dougie |
Simon Collier | 28/06/2018 21:55:41 |
![]() 525 forum posts 65 photos | Yes and the AMBSC code allows it but it needs to be used with great caution as it is very easy to melt or damage the copper. I have seen boilers ruined because the builder was too cheap to buy silver solder and tried to use bronze on a little boiler. Your experience with bronze brazing is an important factor. I get extremely nervous when I do it on boiler joints, e.g., barrel to throatplate. |
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