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laKewl
05-17-2008, 07:37 PM
title says it all, what do you guys use? and how much is it?
thanks :)

n00b 0f l337
05-17-2008, 08:05 PM
You mean brazing rods?
I use 45% and 15% ones. The 45% are pre fluxed rods. The 15% are normally Dynaflow or Stay silv phosphorous 15's.

A/\/\/\C
05-17-2008, 08:25 PM
normal easy flow fluxed brazin rods for normal joints and pure silver rods for brass to metel or copper to metel

laKewl
05-17-2008, 08:40 PM
from what i can find on ebay thats going to cost like 150 LOL, OUCH but i really dont want to kill my self so its only money not my hand :D

PhilippF
05-18-2008, 01:25 AM
I very much like the Dynaflow rods from under-the-ice (even though I live in Germany, I order them from overseas). If I have to use silver rods, I use cadmium-free 45% silver with Harris Black Flux (also from under-the-ice) which works best for me.

laKewl
05-18-2008, 02:23 PM
Dynaflow comes up alot ill try and go with that stuff lots of people (from what i have seen) are using it and say its good thanks for the feed back guys :)

teyber
05-18-2008, 02:30 PM
i just use 15% and i get very nice joints. They are VERY economical and can look quite nice if you clean them properly. 45% looks awsome but its really down to if you want to spend that much. i would buy 1 lb of 15% brazing rods, which i got for like 30$. it seems i use a ridiculous amount of brazing rods and still have tons left.

regards

eDIT:

sometimes you need to use 45%, id buy the smallest amount of 45% for emergencies you can.

Xeon th MG Pony
05-19-2008, 02:06 AM
I use 5%, 15%, 45% w/ White brazing flux.

45% is used for ferrus to copper joints or on a joint I think I'll need to de-braze to do more work.
15% is used through out most the builds
5% is for fast prototyping and repairs.