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Prepare for Brazing Steel Rods

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What happens here

The creator shows the pre-cut metal pieces and explains that they will be joined using 'brazing rods' (specifically BernzOmatic Bronze Flux-Coated Brazing & Welding Rods). He clarifies that the steel needs to reach 1600 degrees Fahrenheit for the brazing rod to melt and create the joint. He demonstrates the difference between a standard propane gas torch (blue flame, less heat) and a MAPP Pro gas torch (hotter flame, yellow canister, BernzOmatic TS8000 torch) which is necessary to achieve the required temperature. He then arranges bricks on his metal workbench to create a jig, ensuring they are stable and protect the workbench from excessive heat. He emphasizes wearing safety gloves and goggles, and recommends good ventilation.

Goal: The creator introduces brazing rods and the concept of heating the steel to 1600 degrees Fahrenheit for the brazing rod to melt, highlighting the need for a hotter MAPP Pro gas torch. He also advises setting up a stable work area with bricks and preparing safety gear.

Tools and materials

  • BernzOmatic TS8000 torch
  • Bricks
  • MAPP Pro gas
  • Piece of wood/cardboard
  • Pre-cut steel rods
  • Propane gas torch
  • Respirator/Ventilation
  • Safety gloves
  • Safety goggles

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we're gonna take our metal that we've already pre-cut and what we're gonna do is we're gonna joint it just like that now how we're gonna do that what we're gonna have to get some stuff these are what are called brazing rod and the way this is gonna work we're gonna have to keep this metal to a certain temperature that way this rod which this particular one is a copper bill and then if when it gets hot enough we're just simply going to tap it and this is gonna melt kind of like solder does now the big problem we're gonna come across is in order to actually make this braze work we have to get things hot enough these brazing rods have to be at a temperature of 1600 degrees in order to melt in order to actually apply it on this quarter-inch steel that we're using now how we're gonna get it that hot let me show you now in order to actually get the temperatures hot enough we need some hot gas torches this is a propane gas you've used this kind of guys probably camping with you to start a fire or something like that it works well but it doesn't get as hot now this right here this is a map fro gas this stuff gets real hot real quick and it's gonna get the job done the water over myself we're going to go get some protective stuff some gloves some goggles maybe a little bit of air to vent out just in case you get smoky where you are and then we're gonna start heating up this metal let's go huh

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