27-05-2019, 08:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 28-05-2019, 04:37 AM by Bob Culver.)
Hi Bob 46320
The satisfaction from such a rebuild must be umpteen times that from a paid restoration.
One topic leads to another. I am aware of an arc used for brazing but thought it to be between two carbons, held close to the surface. Also aware of TIG welding but just what were you doing? Could get thin coated welding rods which were useable by the very able on body gauges.
Brazing as a repair method is/was theoretically banned here yet was original for parts of some cars (incl Jowett Javelin) Textbooks on panel work claim great strength for it. Main disadvantage is that cannot be later welded. I presume the steel of RP bodies is low carbon but it seems more tough than others. Maybe with all the accumulated panel beating over the decades it hardens.
The satisfaction from such a rebuild must be umpteen times that from a paid restoration.
One topic leads to another. I am aware of an arc used for brazing but thought it to be between two carbons, held close to the surface. Also aware of TIG welding but just what were you doing? Could get thin coated welding rods which were useable by the very able on body gauges.
Brazing as a repair method is/was theoretically banned here yet was original for parts of some cars (incl Jowett Javelin) Textbooks on panel work claim great strength for it. Main disadvantage is that cannot be later welded. I presume the steel of RP bodies is low carbon but it seems more tough than others. Maybe with all the accumulated panel beating over the decades it hardens.