HackSpace_-_October_2019

TUTORIAL

razing is an extremely useful

technique for joining metal, and

while people often say that

‘welding is stronger than brazing’,

that’s not strictly true. It all depends

what metals you’re trying to join, and

what type of brazing rod you’re using to join them

together. In this project, you’ll learn how to gas braze

some old cans together to make a handy container to

store your brazing and welding rods.

BRAZING ISN’T WELDING

Coffee cans with plastic lids are great for storing

things in, but they’re too short to store welding rods

or other long items. Joining multiple cans together is

a great way to learn how to braze, and illustrates

some of the advantages of brazing over soldering

and welding.

Start by preparing your coffee cans. Lots of the

cans available in the supermarket have a metal lip at

Basic brazing:

Tin can caddy

Learn to braze and make a caddy for your brazing rods

TUTORIAL

Basic brazing: Tin can caddy

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Above

Brazing equipment comes in all different shapes and

sizes, and the tools that you use will depend on personal

preference and the job that you’re working on

Dr Andrew Lewis

@monkeysailor

Dr Andrew Lewis

is the owner of

Shedlandia.com, a

restorer of old tools,

a fabricator for hire, a

research scientist, and

a founder member of

the Guild of Makers.