Soldering Flat-Lock Copper Roofing

[@themillennialroofer]

I really like this “walking” technique with the chisel point tip. You know that seam is sweating all the way back. Looks very nice too.

[@neerajkakar8104]

Good job! Very professional way to do . I have 1000 watt soldering iron but not using it the correct way. This is the correct way to do it.

[@REALROOFING]

Thats the best looking solder joints on youtube. Good form! Respect.

[@christopherpaulin5548]

Thanks for the nice comment

[@georgemacdonald5282]

Great video and beautifully done soldering.

[@christopherpaulin5548]

thanks for the nice comment George

[@user-ip5gh2lm3e]

Full proof is exactly what I like!!!

[@beardedroofer]

Nice, like the clean 1" soldered joints. Thats a good trick with the goozle tool recessing the bottom edge of the lap.

[@gurgisgutters725]

Thanks for telling us about the ambient temp requirement on the American Beauty. I just thought I sucked at soldering!

[@chriskelvin248]

What a pretty joint!

[@christopherpaulin5548]

Thanks for the nice comment

[@alanhughes1262]

i use hydrochloric acid /spirits of salts with a snip of gal tin as flux i have soldered copper steel stainless steel gal sheet, tractor gas tanks / old water tanks spouting guttering over the years .

[@lalalaluvish]

@jadeturt PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SOLDERING ROOFING FOR CENTURIES, from tinning old steel panels tin roof) to todays copper roof whis were very popular in italy and the mediteranian...but for a roof with good fall a seam like standing single or double lock is a little more reliable only cause the work requires less complex work ..the law of averages..

[@wukoinc.2319]

Good job Chris!

[@christopherpaulin5548]

Thanks for making great tools!

[@johnshaw7328]

Third generation sheet metal worker here. I can solder and teach as good as anyone.

[@jcjenkins01]

Where are you located?

[@robertruizcampwolfden8579]

You should lay the iron on the seem and wait till the solder draws into the seem!

[@christopherpaulin5548]

You could lay it down, but the solder is drawn all the way through the seam using just the tip: the puddle conducts the heat

[@user-ip5gh2lm3e]

I was schooled to pre tin copper at the joint section prior to making the fold for the seam. This ensures a more positive flow of solder into the seam/joint. This is also more inportant when you solder verticle seams. Is this a pratice that you use for solder copper seams?

[@jcjenkins01]

We have often pre-tinned joints. You can also use a tinning flux, instead of pre-tinning. You can also solder copper without tinning, but pre-tinning or tinning flux will make it more fool-proof.

[@user-ip5gh2lm3e]

Do you know if rolled tin is still available for boxgutter and flatlock work anymore. Follensbee was the last known suppler that I used. It is no longer a manufacter of this material.

[@jcjenkins01]

I don't know of any source for what used to be Follansbee terne metal. @@user-ip5gh2lm3e

[@markthompson4905]

What do you use to clean the waxy flux residue on copper afer soldering.

[@jcjenkins01]

See this article: Soldering Copper Roof Flashings (www.traditionalroofing.com/downloads/TR6_solder.pdf)

[@kennethtalbott2233]

Quality!!

[@peterspano4550]

Very nice

[@matthewkelly99]

This video was very helpful to me. I am a detail carpenter who has been recruited from a roofing firm in an effort to heighten the the level of craftsmanship of the roofing crew. I'm on a huge learning curve to say the least. My question is how can I execute this level of mastery on a steep slope roof, with wind, low temps and overall poor conditions? Or should that not be expected? And therefore not be an expected of the client?

[@jcjenkins01]

Typically, you would NOT use a soldered seam metal roof on a steep slope. You would use a standing seam or some type of lock seam.

[@matthewkelly99]

@@jcjenkins01 thanks for the reply.

[@jimbrissette9475]

Nailing copper flashing

[@kineticinstallationspecial5775]

great iron control though

[@slliimmm]

nice seams! but dont you have to lace those verticals,and how is that amish guy going to use that electric iron?

[@eastside0434]

Yes ,lace them,but for educational purposes that was left out.

[@christopherpaulin5548]

Lacing or stitching the seam is purely cosmetic, and can be used to hide an improperly soldered seam

[@Bowen151]

Im trying to build a piece with 1.2mm sheets. Its just a hobby project and Im by far in no way a trained metal worker, this is just an interest im picking up... Can you tell me how I should form and solder or join the seams on copper that is 1.2mm thick or 18gauge i believe. Needs to be watertight.

[@duanesnyder2945]

Do you do around skylights ON roof if so need phone #

[@jcjenkins01]

You can do it on the roof, or you can make the flashings ahead of time and install them after soldering. Why would you need a phone number? slateroofers.org/members.htm

[@randyarnold388]

You left out the first step of pre tinning

[@jcjenkins01]

Yes, pre-tinning is recommended. It isn't necessary, but it makes the soldering easier, faster, and more fool-proof.

[@christopherpaulin5548]

Not necessary if you use proper flux, heat and make sure to sweat the seam full. Pre-tinning was invented by east coast architects to combat poor field soldering techniques. Same with "stitching" the seam. None of it is necessary if the work is done properly

[@johnsmith1474]

You don't melt the solder with the iron, you melt it with the copper. This is classic "almost" correct.

[@jcjenkins01]

Please post a video.

[@christopherpaulin5548]

The heat comes from the iron and is conducted by the solder puddle through the seam

[@christopherpaulin5548]

The solder is at or above the liquidus temperature within ~1.5 inches of proximity to the iron: if I touched the solder bar to the bare copper there, the solder becomes a liquid, which is what we want

[@jacquesdesutter-cx6dp]

Ze z een

[@kineticinstallationspecial5775]

use the torch by itself.... high heat, small area

[@jhanbaldiandbendy8032]

He's good.but check out frankch25 he's got the cleanest solder technique...

[@themillennialroofer]

This is better than Frank because the solder here is being drawn back into the seam. Not as much with Franks.

[@stephanietrapasso1447]

Man, you need to learn to use a soldering iron. Seriously.

[@jcjenkins01]

Please post a link to your soldering video so we can learn how to do it correctly.

[@smsmetal]

UNPLUG !!!!! torch by itself ???? This isn't plumbing........... SMH !!!

[@kineticinstallationspecial5775]

I guess the I'll just solder circles around you and this guy then, especially on vertical joints. I still use an iron for stitching though.

[@brn779]

He doesn’t how to do a good soldering