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Yeah thats right no heat needed well at least when I did mine. Make sure you have a silicone gasket and you should get a great seal :D

jasonc2861 wrote:Hey with soft soldering do you need to heat the copper or just use flux and a heating iron?

I have found that its better to heat the copper, as it will draw the solder down into the join ( or at least around the join).
The experts here may have a better method :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Yer might soft solder,joining that angle part on was a mission,,,was wondering where all the solder was going,,,looked down the tube and wow,,,proberbly 20 bucks of solder in there :laughing-rolling: big huge wad of it,,,least that won't leak, :pray: ,fingers crossed.what soft solder did you use mate?

Kimbo wrote:

jasonc2861 wrote:Hey with soft soldering do you need to heat the copper or just use flux and a heating iron?

I have found that its better to heat the copper, as it will draw the solder down into the join ( or at least around the join).
The experts here may have a better method :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Kimbo do you mean heat it real hot like when you are silver soldering?or just heat it a bit to help it flow a bit better,,?

jasonc2861 wrote: just heat it a bit to help it flow a bit better,,?

Yes, it wont need to be red hot. try and heat the whole join uniformly, periodically touching the solder on the join to see if it will melt.
The key is to get the copper to melt the solder..... not the flame.
You will know when its ready and just put a small blob on the join. you should be able to move the flame tip around the join and have the solder follow it. ( it will follow the heat).
You should only need a small to medium flame......Not flat out.

plenty of info on soft soldering here & here

MacStill wrote:plenty of info on soft soldering here & here

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I wish i had read these before soldering me bubbler.

Ok,cheers again fellas.reading the solder section now. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

O man disaster,,the missus found my last 50buks stashed in my wallet and went and spent it on bloody food!!im down and out for a few weeks now :crying-blue: dam kids,,why do they eat so much anyway...dam poverty build...o well ill be metal detecting all the beaches etc,when its not friggen raining,,hopefully I can find enough coinage to buy some solder :shock: anyone in bunbury want to swap 2 x plastic 44's for some soft solder?? :handgestures-thumbupleft: ill chick in a free bottle of sth west comfort I made as well!! :pray:

jasonc2861 wrote:O man disaster,,the missus found my last 50buks stashed in my wallet and went and spent it on bloody food!!im down and out for a few weeks now :crying-blue: dam kids,,why do they eat so much anyway...dam poverty build...o well ill be metal detecting all the beaches etc,when its not friggen raining,,hopefully I can find enough coinage to buy some solder :shock: anyone in bunbury want to swap 2 x plastic 44's for some soft solder?? :handgestures-thumbupleft: ill chick in a free bottle of sth west comfort I made as well!! :pray:

Fark, spewin you arn't near me, I would jump all over that.

:handgestures-thumbdown: tough break. Kids do come first though :think: Man move to brisbane I have a spare roll you could have had. Hey I know why not sell the kids shoes :laughing-rolling:

jasonc2861 wrote:Yer might soft solder,joining that angle part on was a mission,,,was wondering where all the solder was going,,,looked down the tube and wow,,,proberbly 20 bucks of solder in there :laughing-rolling: big huge wad of it,,,least that won't leak, :pray: ,fingers crossed.what soft solder did you use mate?

Remember when we were kids and we used to make molds and melt lead to make sinkers ? ........Just thinking.....Big long skinny sinker mold kind of like a stick if solder .......with wasted melted solder poured into it (not lead) :think: .......just an Idea

Smbjk wrote:Hey I know why not sell the kids shoes :laughing-rolling:

And then when they whinge, tell them "When I was a kid I had to walk 10km to school every day with no shoes and the bullies used to smash bottles on the foot path so I had to walk across broken glass and... " :))

Yummyrum wrote:Remember when we were kids and we used to make molds and melt lead to make sinkers ? ........Just thinking.....Big long skinny sinker mold kind of like a stick if solder .......with wasted melted solder poured into it (not lead) :think: .......just an Idea

I'm pretty sure I remember reading about another member on here trying to use all the excess solder that dripped onto his workbench/floor but he said it was shithouse to try and get to stick. Might be worth a try though I guess, desperate times and all.

Yer I got a bit of solder on the floor,,,,,,can I use it??? :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

Hey jason. Hows the build going havnt seen anything for a while :teasing-tease:

Ill put a pic up this arv when I get home from work mate,the condenser is leaking a bit,need more solder once again as Im down and out again.(hey its a poverty build :handgestures-thumbupleft: )

Im thinking of grinding the ends back and going for more silver solder,been getting real small holes,and seem to be chasing my tail(solder) as in fixing one hole and getting another,I put the hose on one end and when I put my finger on the outlet to make a little pressure,I get another hole,farkin shits me,,,if it still leaks after this ie,another spool of silver solder,ill restart it I think,pull it apart and start again,,as now I have a drill!yeeeeeeeeeew!!
Ps does it matter that the condensor has just about a whole 20$ roll of silver solder?weighs heaps,,and ill prob add another.... :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Hope this one isn't upside down,,had a few sth west comforts,can't work it out!! :handgestures-thumbupleft: yeeeeeew!

Srry fellas,another upside down shot. 8-}

Looks good so far. Try using a wet towel on the areas you dont want heat transfer :handgestures-thumbupleft: