Sorted, after mocking up a coil with compression elbows it was clear it was going to to bulky to get in there, so called in the electro platers i used last time and he's nickel plateing the copper one for me, left it at 1.00pm and he's just called to say its ready, £5 top bloke!!!
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Originally posted by POPEYEThanks Tony, i did'nt know about the flux/solder for s/s that will do for the jacket, as for replaceing the bit i already made i remembered i have a short lenght of chrome plated copper pipe (left over from the bathroom) if i get a bag of 15mm brass comp elbows i should be able to remake it with that, may have to buy another lenght of plated pipe tho, long as i dont use the bender on it and break the chrome,
just wondering if that flux is the same stuff we used to use on "truweld" tube?
it was a cheap replacement for copper years ago, dureing the shortage, it was steel pipe with a silver (dont know what it was) coating, you could solder it to fittings etc, $hite stuff, thats where i first heard (electrolitic action) a metalic furr had blocked a c/h flow where this truweld and been soldered to copper,
Mild steel with a stainless plate I was once toldDid I mention I have a BLUE one
Tony
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Originally posted by fatfiresyep that was the stuff, it worked because it was sooooo damn agressive and acidic and did give problems you described if not washed off after soldering, does that mean you used to work for servowarm (servotomic ltd)?? they were the biggest users of truweld -
Mild steel with a stainless plate I was once told
PS, forgot! is that flux still available? or similar,Last edited by POPEYE; 19 September 2007, 17:47.Too young to die and too old to give a toss
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Originally posted by POPEYENo i was self employed, i only used it once (that was enough for me) terrible stuff, a mate of mine worked for em tho, did his plumbing/heating throry while he was in borstal then went to work with his dad in law who worked for em, some of the stunts they got up to would put you off plumbers for life, they say never drink from the hot tap
PS, forgot! is that flux still available? or similar,Did I mention I have a BLUE one
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Originally posted by fatfireswhat was it you wanted to solder?Too young to die and too old to give a toss
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