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hot glue would be a good analogy. it looks like you got the rod covered!
dependent on how thick of a section of CI you are repairing, would be the deciding factor in which tip to choose
start with the smaller tip and adjust the gas pressures to low settings like if you were silver soldering, unless you were going after large game.
not knowing your torches, i'd guess about 5 psi acetylene , 10-15 psi O2 and see how that treats you
brazing is surprisingly forgiving, if you mess up, heat the part back up and knock the brazing out, or knock the pieces apart again.
i have repaired CI in very cold weather, no worries
keep a bucket of sand or wood/or charcoal ashes handy, when your repairs are done, stick em in sand or ashes- you'll be ok
the ashes or sand allow the CI to cool slowly
i'm happy to share what i know.
i'm glad that you can put the knowledge to use
dependent on how thick of a section of CI you are repairing, would be the deciding factor in which tip to choose
start with the smaller tip and adjust the gas pressures to low settings like if you were silver soldering, unless you were going after large game.
not knowing your torches, i'd guess about 5 psi acetylene , 10-15 psi O2 and see how that treats you
brazing is surprisingly forgiving, if you mess up, heat the part back up and knock the brazing out, or knock the pieces apart again.
i have repaired CI in very cold weather, no worries
keep a bucket of sand or wood/or charcoal ashes handy, when your repairs are done, stick em in sand or ashes- you'll be ok
the ashes or sand allow the CI to cool slowly
i'm happy to share what i know.
i'm glad that you can put the knowledge to use
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