Silicon Bronze TIG Brazing

[@grantburris]

Another great video. You tell the story so well. I still remember how much brazing helped me solve problems when I only had access to gas. After I got pretty good at it and the word in the dealership where I worked got around, all the old timers had to come pay homeage to the new kid who was the new guy in the shop. That made me feel good and resulted in a few friendships that I would not have experienced otherwise. Thanks again, Jodi.

[@10000rambos]

I've faced a few hammers with silicon bronze at work, as to protect stainless if I need to bump it around. People think I'm a genius, but really I just learned it from your videos. I've also used silicon bronze to make fixtures, and make silicon pads at certain points on the fixture to help not scratch the stainless. Also this reminds me that I need a new TIG finger.

[@ciphercast]

Could you explain a bit more about these silicon pads and fixtures? That seems really interesting!

[@leonardpearlman4017]

!! This sounds great, and a solution to the "too many hammers" problem. Extra hammers could be faced! Ah, it sounds like it would need a LOT of heat for a solid block of steel such as a hammer. I'm going to try it.

[@jamessonger3]

Makes my day when i get a new video from the king of welding! Thank you for continuing to make these video!

[@northjerseykevin409]

Hi Jody, about 3 years ago I screwed my knee up real bad and had to hang my tool belt up for a year. A watched all your videos and learned how to weld. Far from a pro but I can get by. Happy to say I’m back at work doing carpentry but unfortunately haven’t done much welding lately. This was was the first video I’ve seen in a while and it’s as good if not better then I remember. Your great what you do and can’t thank you enough for passing on all your knowledge. Thanks again and stay well

[@wootsman]

I’m not any kind of pro welder just a home hobby guy, thanks to you a while back I got some silicon bronze and it works great for a lot of random stuff! Thanks!

[@fernandomartins2035]

Training to be a professional welder at 54 ; and going strong to get a certification in December...and Jody did make a contribution to keep me motivated and on the top of welding “know how” 👨🏻‍🏭. Cheers from Europe 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@quartfeira]

Tu deves ser do norte Fernando. Percebi do teu acento 😁. Como é que correu? Conseguiste a certificação?

[@philipzerna9654]

Have tig welded for nearly twenty years , you learn something new , never seen brazing with the tig ! Thanks for the demo it was a real learning curve , am going into work and give this a go ! Once again thanks !

[@georgeclarke1183]

the most knowledgeable man on ytube about welding tips

[@dheujsnrhfydhehehshshhdggsd]

The oxide explanation at the end was especially helpful, thanks

[@joelperez721]

I watch a lot of welding channels. Yours, by far are the clearest and you can learn the most from yours. Great job buddy

[@stevesloan6775]

I’m watching this again 3 years later. Says a lot for who you try and learn a trade from. Earlier today I tried and find your video, showing how to clean your files, so to not contaminate the weld. I’m sure 👍🏻 saved that video. KZbin doesn’t really look after their paying customers. My saved videos has, been seriously deleted over the years. Pisses me off badly. Love your work! Inspirational 100% 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼😎🍀☮️☮️☮️

[@vanderworp]

Love your explainers and it helped me getting started. Thanks! I am at best a sunday-afternoon-welder and one of the errors I seem to make is focussing too much on a small area that gets too hot. Your video does say "cool down", translated to me as "stop when it gets too hot" and that did help me a lot to create a "good enough" and aesthetically pleasing result.

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

My first encounter with siicon bronze was putting 22 guage steel sheet metal in the floor of a Drag car. The person helping me created the panels to fit and stepped them.......Told me to lay the rod in the groove and strike off....... worked like a charm.... a side note I use silicon bronze nuts and washers on electric connections......

[@stevenlocklear7711]

Great video. I've started Tig brazing our roto molds in hopes that it cuts down on repairs due to the rapid heating and cooling process they use. Thanks for the tips Jody, take care!

[@leonardpearlman4017]

This is some really outstanding instruction on an interesting and obscure topic. I've been getting around to trying this for a few YEARS now, and I think having watched this I can't fail. Your explanation of solder/brazing/welding is more needed than you would like to think, this is a topic that comes up every day, and generates wild controversy and raving onlline. I'm in STEM education, and every student has soldered pretty much, and they ALL have welding and brazing confused with soldering and gluing. I'd say if you're going to talk to people about welding you might as well memorize this speech! Just "spiel" it out, the way they do at Disney World. I think what we're talking about here is really CALLED (in the literature of welding, which nobody reads) BRONZE WELDING. It took me a long time to make this distinction and get it all clear in my own mind, and I have explained it hundreds of times, so I guess it was worth it. Watching this video would have saved me dozens of hours of reading, but it was in the FUTURE.

[@SteadArcFab_Ministries]

Jody, Great video man!!! Hey, so wanted to say I found your channel about 1.5 months ago. I had a welding repair come up to do on my truck and rather than put it together and try and drive it to my father in laws and tear it back apart to weld, my wife and I decided it was time to finally get set up! I have watched a little more than half of all your videos thus far. I want to say thank you for all the years of Tips and Tricks! You have a God given talent and a way of teaching that is fun, interesting and best of all.....I don't have a PHD, so I get it! Down and dirty works for me! I had done a lot of welding my last 2 years of grade school and absolutely loved it. My buddy and I had always talked of getting a machine when we graduated but that never happened. There were so, so many projects in the past that I had to figure out how to attach without welding and well, some still had to be welded but it wasn't convenient. Now I have a Hobart 210 w/ spool gun set up on a cart with a full bottle of C25 gas, with many more accessories. I have been a blast this last week. I plan to get scrap metal down the road from me at the steel shops tomorrow. My hopes are to get good at MIG welding this year and maybe get a TIG machine next year, we shall see. Keep the awesome videos coming; I know it is a lot of work to get the quality videos on the web. I have learned so much! God Bless!! Corey

[@pawelaco]

You make beautiful welds, you're a real teacher. Best wishes

[@kostasbaroutsis9494]

You are the best. You have been my teacher for a year

[@ryanjones9305]

I made a belt guard for the old air compressor that I resurrected, used 20ga sheet metal. To save from warping, I thought I'd used silicon bronze...worked like a champ and went faster than welding.

[@gene3299]

Much appreciated the effort you go to teach anyone that wants to learn ,,I've learned enough to go from no Tig experience to being able to get a machine and start out on the basics . When you speak Jody , I learn .. thankyou !!

[@krqkan]

Saw a picture of a motorcycle frame with silicone bronze welds, over original welds obviously. So beautiful!

[@tubedennis232]

A real teacher with years of experience of top of it, thanks... carry on

[@davidewing9088]

impressive concept of first welding with ER70 and then covering with silicon bronze.

[@ma-jaw7552]

Best Regards from Poland. 3 years ago I watchet first time on YT Your channel. Now I'm professional welder, I love'it! You are my welder-father :) :) :)

[@stevehopper6068]

Very good content. Please state how many amps you are using more often for us older guys. You also mentioned coming up with good numbers for pulse brazing. Could you share those numbers?

[@ChrisB257]

Thanks Jody - always a treat to see to see your techniques. I love the pulse option - for me it'd have to be careful foot pedal play to get even close.

[@mabmachine]

Awesome content. I purchased a TIG welder last year and one of the driving factors was to eventually learn Silicon Bronze TIG Brazing . I do a lot of repair work where this would be useful. I need to get some filler and give this a try.

[@kymcopyriot9776]

Another educational instant classic from the Elvis of welding. Ladies and genellmen, Jody C. Is The King of Arc'N'All.

[@yellowmuginc]

This is incredibly helpful, we are using some SB on a future project restoring some vintage light fixtures and this is indispensable advice! Thanks J

[@Snidney100]

brilliant knowledge and skill. very instructional, cheers from the UK

[@aidanwilson9832]

I had never heard of silicon bronze tig brazing until I started watching your videos. I really need to give this a try with my everlast tig welder.

[@ericlong3792]

Thanks for the keys to the Lamborghini very instructional. Congrats on 600k

[@507gary]

I tig weld silicon bronze I watch a lot of your shows and others but what you guys never do is tig weld bronze on an already bronze surface like for instance a wear sleeve on a hydraulic rod or inside a tube. Bronzing is a different beast to weld on top of..Especially something that has been soaking in oil.Thank you.

[@mattgrover3096]

Jody, sincerely, thank you for these great videos!

[@ethanmaxwell677]

Morning Jody! Headed out of town to do some stainless tig! I appreciate all your help I get from your videos! Have a good day!

[@spudnickuk]

To get less contamination when cleaning up the edges and making champers use a hard stone disc, Stay away from using flap discs as they add contamination. when I worked for Delloro Stellite our welds was x-rayed and also had burn off testing, Burn off testing is the weld is melted super hot and the gasses from it are tested to se how much contamination and that the correct rods and gasses are used as well as a hardness test and many more. if wrong 3 times your fired, as a full investigation cost a lot of money, Anyway it was a very stressful job but an enjoyable job so to speak. So it is nice of you to do a good in-depth video of how you weld thank you for sharing and spending your time.

[@brianhoefer7148]

Thanks Jody. I think you just explained why solder won't take to copper wire that is discolored due to overloading the wire with current. Oxidization.

[@tptrsn]

Another fantastic video, thanks!! And it's good to know that AC isn't "wrong" for using silicon bronze. When I tried it I thought it worked better for me than DC, but I was probably running too hot. I seem to have a hard time keeping in the brazing mode..

[@JesseStanchfield]

Thanks again Jody!, Quick request and apologies if its been made but could use either say or better put up a table of settings and welder used before each weld or when you change them? It would be a handy teaching aide for us newbs! I see them sometimes but not always. Thanks again and appreciate all the video and podcasts. I'm starting a business and as revenue reaches the black I plan to join the podcasts patreon. Cheers!

[@joshbreha6446]

Nice video I used silicone bronze for tig welding galvanized steel which works even without any metal prep

[@turbotrana]

Have done SB a few times. Those tips will certainly help next time around.

[@grimdrown7293]

been using silicon bronze since it was marketed as everdore (over 25 years) still got hints from you thanks

[@michaelszczys8316]

Welder I use at my job has pulse but I only tried it once, now I’m going to have to try it some more. Also never tried much of tig brazing with silicon bronze. I need to find the tig brazing cast iron video.

[@jcfpv3454]

Thanks jody for showing true craftsmanship as well as safety so many people put out videos without going into detail about safety when I learned to weld through Alcoa they put us through safety training and if you didnt use ppe you were let go now it seems most companies could care less.

[@mikenetherlin1209]

Thank you for your time. Happy new year.

[@migbuddy4534]

Thanks Jody, excellent timing on this video. Been working on old car sheet metal and where things were not structural, tried using the silicon bronze. What a great alternative! Thanks.

[@danl.4743]

Thank you so much, Jody. So taking all the information you gave in this video, I have a question. You used silicon bronze on steel. What if the base material is brass? Brass and bronze have the same melting temperature. Around 1700F. Would you call it brazing or welding? Is there a way you could melt your filler rod without melting the base material? (I think not). And if you need to weld/braze (whatever you'd call it in that case) brass to brass, what would be the technic? The same as you showed in this video, or different? Thanks.

[@billmaguire6216]

Sily bronze works good on AC too where one can't clean very good. Have fun, Bill

[@jamesburba1995]

Thanks Jody........Another extremely informative video.

[@skeeter50001]

Thanks Jody, great lesson.

[@129Preston]

Nice clear camera work Jody 👍

[@daos3300]

another great vid. remember boys, clean your rod before dipping - acetone can sting a bit though.

[@eeljn]

I do not tig weld and probably never will. I still love your videos and watch them all. I would like to see a video on mig brazing.

[@MattHeere]

@Swampy Yep: www.millerwelds.com/resources/article-library/silicon-bronze-mig-brazing-basics

[@scottcarr3264]

Thanks Jody, Very good info, and great arc shots so that we can see how it goes down, thankyou.

[@rodneyfalk4591]

Thanks Jody!!!! Jack of all welds master of all !!!keep up the good work thank you!👍🤝🙏

[@therealspixycat]

Dear Jody, can you show us how to proper bronze TIG weld a serious cast iron part?

[@jaffasoft8976]

Nice instructions and finishes. Could a beginner use this technique TIG to braze a brass bung nut and brass male threaded pipe in bottom of steel 44 gallon drum? Never used TIG or MIG yet.

[@grahamrutherford8800]

Great teaching video. It's good when somebody really knows their craft.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

This is a really effective repair process. It should be better known. I'm betting the only reason it's not, is because it might be a galvanic corrosion item. But beyond that, this makes a lot of sense.

[@stevewilliams2498]

Hi Jody. Don't expect you have time to go back 5 years ... Just in case someone knows. Can you use a flux with silicone bronze tig braising ? On difficult to clean joints for example.

[@jimmyfavereau]

Gold! thanks Jodi... just got my first 'budget' TIG and looking forward to put your excellent , to the point (with no BS), lessons to the test : )

[@rexsheldon1042]

I would love to see some examples with 18 gauge steel. This is most of what I see in automotive body work and fabrication

[@papalilburn]

Another excellent video! So many "usable" bits of information, please keep them coming!

[@davidoliver2826]

I’m always learning something from you Jody , thanks!

[@afsarmstrongfiresafety7460]

Fantastic video, Jody. Maybe one of your best. Just got the shipping notification today for a whole bunch of Furick cups I ordered on your website, can't wait to try out some of these techniques.

[@Hazzy238]

Is electrode type important? It's easy to overheat the base metal, what are the guide lines? Thanks for another great video.

[@steveott1884]

Jody. Off topic here. I'm a rookie home welder. I have dented and perforated aluminum pontoons off a crushed pontoon boat. Have you ever done any videos (that I haven't seen) on reparing that kind of damage? Thx. Oh, And I only have a mig spool gun.

[@juliantwigden6628]

Weve recently got a job in at our workplace which involves a really thick walled tube i.e. 5mm wall on a 20mm tube and it passes through a pressing(a small sump) We have been soldering it in to make a leakproof joint-my question is ....would tig brazing be able to do the same job even though there is a major difference in wall thicknesses i.e the tube has a 5mm wall and the pressing is only 2mm thick

[@Pixelkill3R]

how much TIG current should I use with a 4mm cast iron crack repair using silicon bronze brazing/filler rods? the repair is for a stove flue attachment to a Vermont Castings Aspen II multifuel.., amazing stove.. built like a old steam engine boiler, but just one weak point .

[@ManicPandaMedia]

I know it's a little off the cuff, but, I wanted to ask you what welding helmet you liked the best.. most comfortable, convenient and good for tighter spaces.. Thanks for your time and consideration

[@tonycstech]

Can i just used shavings of brass ?

[@FredMiller]

Great info and the best arc shots ever! Thanks Jody...

[@izauribeirodealencardau1238]

Nice vídeo! Could you tell me if the fumes that comes from bronze brazing is harmful to our health?

[@turbocobra]

As much as I watch your videos and just when I thought I already knew most everything about tig brazing, still some awesome info to pickup in this one! Thanks Jody for doing what you do

[@OmarUnikel]

Hola amigo, qué aporte usas para soldar bronce-silicio?

[@dryermotorsports6073]

On the topic of silicon bronze, how about a video welding brass? Love the videos!

[@haroldbrown1389]

Thanks Jodie

[@cjmuelle1]

Hey Jody - great video once again. I have a question about fumes? I picked up some silicon bronze TIG rods today and the guy at the welding store warned me that the fumes are particularly harmful. Is this the case and if so should I be taking any extra precautions TIG brazing like a PAPR or some such? Obviously welding comes with a variety of health hazards, but I am just trying to understand if there is something out of the ordinary here to be aware of. Thanks!

[@matttaylor6500]

Just ordered a pack. Cant wait to try.

[@stevesloan6775]

Really excellent delivery! Awesome upload! 👌🤜🏼🤛🏼🇦🇺😎🍀

[@mleao]

I'm so sorry i can give only one tumbs up... Thank you! Cheers from Brasil.

[@AWoodworkersLife]

Great video Jody.

[@kent323is]

Thanks for this video on Silicon Bronze TIG Brazing. Do you think this would work on a chrome finished spool for a hydraulic valve? I have a very old hydraulic valve, and the spools got corroded where the outer O-ring seal sits, and so it leaks hydraulic oil. My thought was to fill in the corroded/pitted areas with bronze, then turn down in the lathe and polish. This would give smooth surface for the O-ring to seal against. Thoughts on if this would work and what prep I would need to do? Like grind off the chrome? I do have experience TIG welding steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. I have done Oxy-Act Brazing in the past, but it's been a number of years.

[@lwilton]

Jody, question: can you silver solder (silver braze) using TIG? Normally silver soldering is a gas process, but if you have something like a really thick hunk of copper pipe, being able to get some concentrated heat in the right place before it can leak out might be useful. Someone might ask why I'd silver solder when I could braze. It just seems like it could be a useful tool if it could be done.

[@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243]

Brazing is a lost art and it’s one of my favorite things to do. Haven’t had the chance to run Si-Br yet, but I love me some flux coated bronze for oxy-fuel

[@Nautihawg]

Jody! I like your videos but for a guy trying to learn on my own this video frustrates me to no end! You can make look easy - even when its not! Lincoln Tig200. I've tried what seems like everything to get this to flow. what settings and amperage would I use? The rod balls up, gets crusty and no sticky, no flow. Trying hard not to over heat the part or the si brz rod.

[@77Avadon77]

Now you made me want to braze up my own bronze hammer 😆😀

[@MegaherzZwei]

I have a race car chassis that I need to mod that is made from silicon bronze brazed 4130 tubing. Is it possible to 'undo' silicon bronze brazing using a Tig welder? I would rather reheat and break the brazing rather than having to cut the tubing off.Thnx!

[@RGSABloke]

Hi Jody, I notice that a lot of the machinist community on youtube is using silicone bronze for projects (cast metals etc) presumably to keep the heat down but still provide a viable bond? Kindest regards. Joe..

[@GibClark]

👍👍👍👍crazy, was brainstorming a little project, thinking about tig brazing it & up this pops. Thanks!

[@rdwhite65]

Man, I Iove this channel ! Learn something every time !! Always something useful :-)

[@breamboss12]

Might be a stupid question but i dont know the answer. Can you braze aluminium with aluminium bronze filler?

[@royduff2582]

Thanks for the great video as usual. Great explanation of soldering, brazing, and welding. I make jewelry using sterling silver, fine silver, brass, and bronze usually soldering with a high content silver solder and flux. I usually use a Little Smith torch with either oxygen and acetylene or propane, at temperature well over 1000F, my question is a lot of people call this “silver soldering” is this soldering or brazing?

[@royduff2582]

Thanks Swampy.

[@lukeloader]

Hi Jody, I have a John Deere B tractor. The clutch drive disk is loose on the crankshafts tapered splines and has been run that way so the splines on the crankshaft are very worn. I'd like your opinion or views about welding the splines on the crank and having them re-machined. How would you do it? What process and what rods would you use? Do you think it would even work? Thank you for your time.

[@davesage9190]

Good tips. Could you go over the reasons for using Silicon Bronze vs Aluminum Bronze. I have an old iron casting I need to fix some cracks in and I'm confused as to which of the two to use. (cylinder head off and old hit-miss engine). Thanks

[@daskiier]

Slim chance you reply to this but what are the chances this will work to braze aluminum sheet metal to 1/8” thick steel flat bar? Basically plug welds.

[@GoldHawg]

Jodie What do you think of using silicon bronze for the flange to header (stainless steel) tube outside joint while tig welding the inside of the flange to the tube and grinding flat the stainless? I was thinking that once the inside was a solid weld, the outer ring would be more flexible and less prone to crack with the silicon bronze and yet provide some strength. Thoughts?

[@jondavidmcnabb]

I would love to see some videos of you joining non-like metals to each other with Tig/Mig Brazing. You would be like the only channel with this content.

[@TysonSommer-DFWCP]

Jody, Do you think TIG brazing could work to fuse 1/8" cold rolled steel rod together? If you had to use that process with a DC TIG welder with minimal controls (you basically set the filler rod and material size, then can tune in only amperage once it's ready to weld), what size tungsten and what type of brazing rod would you use? That hammer is amazing, by the way.

[@messylaura]

great vid great info, still think you should braze the dice holes with bronze then polish them