Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

[TonyHallo]

What size tubing?

 

[dhal22]

How are you making the connections between the steel tubing.

Brazing, I can weld and solder so should do ok with brazing.

 

[dhal22]

What size tubing?

3/8".

 

[TonyHallo]

I would silver solder rather than braze.

 

[Snoopy1]

Brazing, I can weld and solder so should do ok with brazing.

It’s what I would be doing agree. Nice work on the plane.

 

[dhal22]

I have plenty of silver solder and 35 years experience of putting it to copper. Did not know i could use actual silver solder on steel. Heck, i even have a torch or 3.
I brazed with coat hangers as a kid and remember very strong results.

 

[pawnshopmike]

I have plenty of silver solder and 35 years experience of putting it to copper. Did not know i could use actual silver solder on steel. Heck, i even have a torch or 3.
I brazed with coat hangers as a kid and remember very strong results.

I think I’d make up a couple test pieces and try it both ways. Then take a hammer to them and see which one is strongest.

Oh and you’ll need high content silver solder like the Harris 56%.

http://www.airgas.com/product/Weldi...Solder/Silver---Soldering-&-Brazing/p/HAR5631

 

[dhal22]

Definitely do a couple of tests runs. I have stick and roll silver solder.

 

[TonyHallo]

The gear on the BUSA Cub and Super Cub is silver soldered, similar size tubing. That is why I suggested using it. Cleaning the flux is a real pain however.

 

[dhal22]

I would silver solder rather than braze.

What silver solder please? My plumbing silver solder doesn't work. I see 5% silver on the box. I have silver soldered 10's of 1000s of copper joints with this style solder.