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............ for about £60, could solve all your problems.........
Hi plumbers, I am popping here today to ask how do I solder a clean join? For example I am currently in the process of creating a lamp for my living room out of copper pipe. I started to solder today and realised I'm crap :smile5:. I cleaned the pipe and the elbows and fluxed, but no matter how hard I tried the solder went everywhere and I ended up with proper messy pipe joins.
I would like to create something like the following:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322443512149
as you can see the joins are spectacular and look very clean and nicely done. My question is how??
thought I'd ask plumbers as you may know?
Epoxy resin.
One thing that I will definitely look at is the silver solder. That sounds like a very good idea.
You can do but soldering with plumbers solder is a good skill to have
https://www.instagram.com/unequaled_heating/
Some pics and vids to help you
Thanks for the mention Shaun
Wasn't sure you were still around, how you doing ?
Or just pull the two end feed fittings apart about a couple of mm, then heat and touch of solder and immediately tap the fittings tight together.
But Shaun's idea of soldering through other (open) end of fitting would do also as either method fine because it isn't plumbing
Tried the tapping best but couch it would knock some joins out of line and then burnt fingers happen. The idea to solder through the other end though, sounds great and will try that next.
............. the silver solder..................
Your passion for this project is inspiring
Originally I thought you just fancied doing some soldering but the wife wouldn't let you loose on your house
Easier soldering the outside of the pipe than the inside of the fitting but the result is the same.
Well done on getting those jars to hang there. Bet that was harder to do
looking good
also if your looking for somthing to cap it off / feet
ROUND PLASTIC BLACK BLANKING END CAP CAPS TUBE PIPE INSERTS PLUG BUNG STEEL
You could use "solder paint" if you can still get it. This was a paste of powdered solder and flux mixed. You apply to the joint and heat with a torch. Might work.
Light fittings don't have to be WRAS approved!Not wras approved sorry to say
Light fittings don't have to be WRAS approved!
You never know , if its being used in a controlled area , Bathroom / Kitchen !Light fittings don't have to be WRAS approved!
You never know , if its being used in a controlled area , Bathroom / Kitchen !
Better than glue!No but anyone looking at this thread thinking of using it on plumbing systems, you didn't say it couldn't be
But then would have to be submitted for testing to IP44 or whatever.You never know , if its being used in a controlled area , Bathroom / Kitchen !
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