Alternative to soldering?? Cold bonding???
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:55 pm
Are Superpro copper glue - Just for Copper: any good for us??
Various cold copper bonding ‘glues’ seems to have been around for decades. If they are so good we should all have abandoned soldering. I can understand the natural conservatism of professionals and fear of leaks and consequences. Most reactions seem to be, ‘What was wrong with the old methods?’ ‘Would not touch it with a barge pole’ ‘Bound to leak eventually’. It may be no good for high pressure uses or refrigeration and specialised chemical applications – but tubas?
Torching around valves and on lacquer is a pain and the acrobatics of wiring up a series of joints in close proximity and getting them all to melt and bond simultaneously can be a nightmare. Just carefully cleaning and then glueing with this magic stuff seems very attractive. [These amateurs!!!! ]
Anyone tried this? Why do we not all use it? Any experience please?? [You can answer anonymously if it is unprofessional to admit using this stuff ]
Various cold copper bonding ‘glues’ seems to have been around for decades. If they are so good we should all have abandoned soldering. I can understand the natural conservatism of professionals and fear of leaks and consequences. Most reactions seem to be, ‘What was wrong with the old methods?’ ‘Would not touch it with a barge pole’ ‘Bound to leak eventually’. It may be no good for high pressure uses or refrigeration and specialised chemical applications – but tubas?
Torching around valves and on lacquer is a pain and the acrobatics of wiring up a series of joints in close proximity and getting them all to melt and bond simultaneously can be a nightmare. Just carefully cleaning and then glueing with this magic stuff seems very attractive. [These amateurs!!!! ]
Anyone tried this? Why do we not all use it? Any experience please?? [You can answer anonymously if it is unprofessional to admit using this stuff ]