Okay, I've cleaned the debris out of the leak and it looks pretty dismal- about a .8mm gap approx. 1/2" long. How about if I make up a 1/2" long copper shim like thing to plug the gap and comsol it in? Too big a gap? Maybe use a series of bronze screws and then comsol? I'm in new territory here, any further advice much appreciated. Cheers, Bede On Jun 11, 2006, at 3:47 PM, I.D.PRIEST. wrote: > Why not plug the hole with a bronze screw and caulk it with soft > solder. > > Regards IDP > > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of > arriving > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in > sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, > body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What > a > Ride!" > > "Never drive faster than your gaurdian angel can fly" > > Priest & Sons Model Engineers > http://www.kinvermes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/p1.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Houston" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:20 AM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Solder Qestion > > > Bede > > Less chance than a snowball has of not melting in hell. > > If part of the boiler is in cold water, you'll probably find that you > can't > get the rest up to temperature. > > Your other problem would probably be that, if you did manage to get the > thing up to Hard-solder temp, scale would flake off inside and who > knows > what other problems would be caused. > > I suppose if it's already ruined, you can only try. If it's > mechanically > sound, why not just use Consol ? > > FYU. Couple of lads tried to "save" one of our club loco's boiler > which had > sprung a leak around the fire-hole. No comsol in it. They used > oxy-acet to > get local heat. Kept chasing more and more leaks and then found that > they'd > baked the internal crud so that it blocked the blow-down and clack > bushes > which are low down on the backhead. We're making a new boiler. > > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Bede McCormack > Sent: 11 June 2006 06:40 > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [modeleng] Solder Qestion > > - - - - - > My question is, what are my chances of successfully hard soldering the > leak > and not melting off the Comsol? > > How about if I stood the thing on end with the backhead in a half inch > of > water or so? - - - > > Thanks, > Bede > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the > subject > line. > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the > subject > line. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/360 - Release Date: > 09/06/2006 > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the > subject line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.