[python] brazing vs. welding

Grüss Gott Jürgen,
Hello to Jukka and All !

thank you for the answers of my questions.
Well, i allready hold the hardware-store-steel in my hand and after a long time 
of
thinking i decided to braze my first frame, because a MAG-Welder dosen't worth 
it for
me right now.
My suggestion is to buy a Rothenberger Braze-Kit like this one :

http://www.ivvt.de/Rothenberger/roxy400.jpg

Cost around 200? new on Ebay
( maximum material thickles for weling : up to 2,5mm, for brazing up to 5mm) 
with
silver Filler (silver-based alloys) with melting temperature around 900°C.

How about this idea ? Do you think i will get enough stability with a brazed 
frame, when
i choose the same material (rectangular steel) ?

Does anyone got experience with brazing of frames ?


By the way , i want to build a Tricycle like the Trixstar
(http://www.trixstar.co.uk)
It's the perfect geomerty in my eyes !


Greetings from cold Munich
Arthur






Am 13 Dec 2005 um 16:06 hat Jürgen Mages geschrieben:

> >> My questions:  What kind of material (size) did you use for the frame ?
>
> Mild steel (Baustahl) rectangular tubing with 1.5 mm wall thickness.
>
>
> >> Did you braze (what kind of filler) or weld (electro or autogenous)
> > Weld, MIG welder(or how it say?)
>
> I used MAG (with CO2) for all my frames.
>
>
> >> Which way is the the best to bulid a homemade frame ?
> > I build only way I can...
>
> Jukka is right. It depends on your skills, equipment and
> preferences. If you want to build the ultimate light and
> stiff frame, it's carbon fiber (CF)...
>
> Pfüadi,
> Jürgen.
>
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