Brazing Sheet Metal With Propane

Apply the brazing rod to the joint while continuing to heat the metal surfaces.

Brazing sheet metal with propane.

This depends on the temperature and heat amount required. Brazing permanently joins two metals using a torch. You can use a propane torch to braze most metals you want to join. An oxygen propane torch provides sufficient heat for brazing.

Brazing filler metal is then melted at some point on the surface. For large areas heat portions of the joint to temperature and then move to the next adjacent area. 0 000 0 051mm for furnace brazing in a vacuum atmosphere and clad brazing sheet in a salt bath 0 002 0 008 0 051 0 203mm for lap. After brazing use a wire brush to clean the brazed surface to remove any oxidation or residue.

In this video i demonstrate brazing steel using an ordinary propane torch. Photo courtesy steve maxwell the kind and thickness of metal to be welded determine the proper choice of welding rod. Read our general safety precautions before starting your project. Propane torches are widely available in your local hardware stores plumbing supply houses as well as at metalsmith and jewelry supply companies.

The fuel gas acetylene propane city gas etc may be. Heat the joint where the two pieces of metal will meet until the joint glows.