Brazing removal?

[Lynn Eades]

Jordan don't be blinded completely by Rob.
I have come across a number of bad and failed brazing repairs over the years, so I know exactly where he is coming from.
Brazing was a regular method of repair a few years back, used in many different ways on many and varied materials.
I'm not skilled in this area but here are a few uses that might be of interest.
"Silfos" for welding copper.
Various types of "Easy flow" for sweating components together with next to no extra material showing used to join copper to brass, steel to brass etc. used in refridgeration(high silver to prevent vibration cracking) lower silver content (cheaper) in plumbing use.
Wear brazing. We used to use it all the time for repairing cracked and chaffed hydraulic pipes.(not what it was made for)
The ordinary type of brazing Rob refers to covers the whole spectrum of materials. Results can be very good, but where for instance a crack in cast iron is brazed, the results might not be so good.
The success of this type of repair is often hit or miss and I tend to run with Rob in this area. It usually requires a skilled welder along with some good knowledge of just what the cast is.
(many types and problems)
I think brazing has faded from use because;
We are a more throw away society.
Because alternative welding methods have evolved.
The cost of labour has tended to do away with "we'll try and fix it first"