Attaching ferrules to pipe

[vsboost]

What's everybody doing in terms of joining SS ferrules to copper pipe

Do you flare the pipe to fit it over the ferrule before soldering ?

Braze it ?

Weld it ?

[JayD]

have read through Macs thread here or you can silversolder them on...

[vsboost]

Yea read that, was concerned that because the ferrules butt up flush with the pipe that soldering wouldn't give enough strength, I assume soldering would be fine if the pipe is flared out to fit over the ferrule.

[JayD]

I sliver solder the S/S ferrule as a butt braze...if I could flare the pipe I would just solder them on, however I have butt soldered tube together and its plenty strong.

[vsboost]

Thanks JayD

Ill give it a crack

[CyBaThUg]

Haha but braze immature I know :laughing-rolling:

[Brendan]

Use a pipe joiner...gives extra mechanical strength :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[JayD]

Use a pipe joiner...gives extra mechanical strength :handgestures-thumbupleft:

thats true Brendan, maybe I should elaborate some, I have butt soldered 4" pipe together that stands upright. smaller tubes use a joiner...horses for courses... and I have wraped an outer sleeve around the larger tube 2" then soldered that for extra support.

[Brendan]

Nah you're right JayD...I was kind of thinking vsboost was referring to soft soldering :think:

edit: I see they're all asked in the original post. Well vsboost, I use a pipe joiner and soft solder on a 4" pipe :-D