Always worked great for me. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Unless it's an emergency it's not worth it to me. The first time I saw it done was in a muffler shop and they were using the process on my car.
Occasionally I have not had proper welding rod on hand for plain steel welding and have used a coat hanger as a rod. I didn't know you could do that. Of course he was using ox /acetylene torch. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. If this is your first visit, be sure to Trademark Office. Welding rod is so cheap that it's not even worth the effort of messing with the coat hangers and settling for a substandard weld unless its an emergency. Bicycle spokes maybe a bit cleaner, and a brazing rod coated in flux is relatively cheap. This page was generated at 09:23 PM. I've used them for many different jobs with great results. Use sandpaper to remove oxidation. Wire hangers will work fine, but the metal can be very dirty leaving pits and adhere poorly at worst. Brazing permanently joins two metals using a torch. Wire hangers will work fine, but the metal can be very dirty leaving pits and adhere poorly at worst. Thanks for that input! Everybody I know uses it for exhaust, sheet metal and other light duty jobs. So far I have used it on fairly low stress items like car exhaust pipe repair. DIKK PICS ARE WAITING FOR YOU SPOKESHAVE!!! To solder iron parts, I use "Bronze-flow", which is a high temperature brazing alloy. Welcome Guest. Good deal till the rear bearings were loose and broke the axle. The one that dies with the most tools wins. propane is very explosive i don't recommend propane xxxxx, Rat Rods, Hot Rods, VW's or any other custom, Motorcycles, Scooters and Board Track Bikes, How long do you have to practice social distancing before actually doing it? If you try to use a plain steel hanger with no coating, even the slightest amount of rust will bugger up you weld.
She finished the race that night, then totaled the car the next day. You can use a propane torch to braze most metals you want to join. She managed to call him down from the top floor of his mansion and although neither spoke the others language the broken part was obvious, he drug out a set of tanks and welded the part together with coat hangers. All times are GMT-6. rat rod bikes sukks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fast getting to a point you can't even find metal coat hangers. Bought a good supply of 1/8" and 3/32" rods about 1981 and still workin' on 'em.............they never go bad. I have used it to plug holes that need to be re-drilled in the same spot. This is an old practice that - years ago coat hangers were made out of a much higher grade steel than now, now they have a lot more impurities. I just see that Aluminum rod stuff. I wouldn't use it for anything I give a s--- about though. Please Login or Register. Is this okay or a bad idea? It could be wonderful or it could be s**t. For an exhaust pipe, yes. Maybe that's what has people confused, Id love to buy this bike!! its very simple: Will it work? Send me a PM. Just for grins I had some coat hangers scanned for composition. I worked at a body and fender shop when I was in high school (1968).
The problem is that you have no idea about the quality or strength of the steel in the hanger. Still wouldn't trust that type of weld on a critical joint though. I was told to never use them where strength was required because coat hangers are made of the crappiest steel alloys. I had one of those rods from a windshield wiper blade stuck all the way through my hand! The wire seems to work better after being run through the bailer, wipes off some of the excess protective coating. I am sure many drag links too.
I was told the coat hanger did not get hard like the regular weld wire so it was easier to drill. I have looked for Youtube Videos but can not find any. "A Community of Antique Engine Enthusiasts." The metal will be orange-hot at flow temp. I do remember he used Straight Propane. I wigged out when I saw what they were doing......turned out the exhaust system rusted away before the weld gave out. It was pretty cool. And people wonder why we buy American. I've welded a many a door on a dirt stock car with coat hangers, as well as exhaust headers, and similar things. Depression era welder, still works good. To top it all off he used a pants hanger with the velvet type material coating to keep the pants from slipping. Hahaha, it works. Its kinda like brazing. Coat hanger Rods Probably lots of welds have been made with coat hangers as filler rod, I know I used plenty in the fifties, going to school and money was tight. A good drill will cut either of the 2.
My friend did light torch welding of sheetmetal and tubes. Bicycle spokes maybe a bit cleaner, and a brazing rod coated in flux is relatively cheap.
Brazing shouldn't be used on anything near the exhaust ports, because the exhaust gases run in the 1200-1500 degree F range right out of the exhaust ports. I will not say it won't work as I expect we all have done it.
You can also use high temperature silver solder, 45%, with white flux. He only used a propane torch and old Coathangers. I did forget to mention that this was oxyacetylene welding, but you folks figured that out. A couple bucks for a 42" stick, and will also work with the propane. It welded good anyways. An old one from about 1940 from my grandfather has almost identical composition as the old Linde #7 rod. Copyright © 2000-2020 by, SmokStak® Shop Equipment Tools and Techniques.
Not that any of this will be state certified. Ive been looking for one for a long time now.Please contact me Thanks. I've used them for years, I don't do it often enough to keep good clean rod around so the old coat hanger fills the bill.. I usually cut the hook off and straighten a bunch at a time and keep them right in the tube with by brazing rods. I'm surprised no one mentioned bailing wire. Use acetone to remove grease. Anyone know how I can get parts to fix it? Well I figured this wasn't worth a new thread so I'll dump it here.
No it will be near as strong as using the correct filler.
I've heard many time of "Old Timers" welding with O/A using bare(no flux) coat hanger wire as 'filler'.
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