1/25 6 Axle Lattice Crane

[dirtpusher9]

Nice work Dan, glad to see you working on it. Still don't understand how you guys do all this soldering without messing up what is right next to it.

[Southgate]

Originally Posted by dirtpusher9

Nice work Dan, glad to see you working on it. Still don't understand how you guys do all this soldering without messing up what is right next to it.

Joe, soldering is not one of my strong points, more a necessary evil. Often I have to clean up joints with a file, whereas a person skilled in soldering can just do a clean joint.

I do use a pencil torch for everything but electrical or electronic wiring. I've never had good success with solereing irons for flat work, and I absolutely HATE soldering guns.

Still, if ya wanna make brass parts, soldering is a necessity, and the joints are strong, and can be reworked if needed. Dan

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Southgate

Joe, soldering is not one of my strong points, more a necessary evil. Often I have to clean up joints with a file, whereas a person skilled in soldering can just do a clean joint.

I do use a pencil torch for everything but electrical or electronic wiring. I've never had good success with solereing irons for flat work, and I absolutely HATE soldering guns.

Still, if ya wanna make brass parts, soldering is a necessity, and the joints are strong, and can be reworked if needed. Dan

Dan I've found that filing or sanding your joints before soldering to give the best results and strength . same for me , irons are for electrical work

[Southgate]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

Dan I've found that filing or sanding your joints before soldering to give the best results and strength . same for me , irons are for electrical work

Yes, I do clean up my joints before soldering. Fit isn't so much the problem, as sometimes I get too much solder in or near the joint, and have to file it away. Overheating a joint can certainly lead to the next nearest joint coming undone, a real pain to deal with. I had to deal with that when makng this whole front end assembly. The trouble was when soldering the spring hangers, but i finally got it whooped.

[sparkycuda]

Really nice work under the front end - axles, springs & hangers, etc! A lot of close and complicated linkage for the steering - a great job of engineering and fabrication. Are your springs brass, phospher bronze or something else?

Ken