Where do you stand on one of the eternal questions of metalwork: brazing, or welding? As your Hackaday writer, and the daughter of a blacksmith, it’s very much on the welding side here. Brazed joints ...

The Turbo Torch® Viper line includes five brazing rod alloys, five solders, four high silver alloys, three fluxes, and an aluminum repair kit. The brazing alloys are ideal for joining copper to copper ...

Welding gives an enthusiast the ability to join separate pieces of metal, making them one. It is the ultimate fabrication art. Skilled craftsmen spend years perfecting their technique, while on the ...

Welding refers to a wide variety of processes in which metals are joined by fusion. The metal at the interface of two or more parts is melted or fused by application of intense, localised heat. A ...

I need to reattach the boss for my kickstand to the frame of my bike after a small incident this morning. Frame is 6061 aluminum. I can sweat a pipe, I've used an Oxy-Acetylene torch in 8th grade shop ...