Weldomatik Aluminum Brazing Rods

[Chilliwack Murray]

I've had this ad pop up a number of times over the past year or so. Anyone ever tried these? Seems a little too much like late night TV car wax to be real.

https://weldomatik.com/?fbclid=IwAR1AURUPaoLFdgAIeU3bcoV4w39ubUaveRfNZ2xWALeeWo88dXwdkHyVpGI

 

[californiamilleghia]

are those the ones demoed at every auto swap meet , its a zinc alloy that melts with a propane torch ?

Muggy weld or something like that.....

I believe you can get them at a regular welding supply shop if you know the number
(which I forgot )

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

The video shows them using a propane torch and the puddle sticking only where they want it. Guessing there is some carefully applied flux they aren’t showing in the video.

 

[MoonRise]

Aluminum brazing rods. Different names/brands available, probably all the 'same' rods.

They can work.

Like most (all?) brazing (and soldering, and welding ), you have to have a little practice with the heat source (torch) to get things hot enough and evenly heated enough to get good results.

 

[joe49]

HTS 2000 no flux and it does work.

 

[slowtwitch73]

And it slices and dices.

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

Wait that’s not all, order in the next 10 minutes and we’ll throw in a harbour freight jack stand welder. (worker not the machine) Just pay additional handling.

 

[landlord30]

The Bass-o-matic 76

 

[gorilla]

I just repaired some pot metal trim for one of my project cars with a Muggy weld product. It worked really well. It's expensive but there's not a lot of choice for this type of work. In the past a company called Eutictec (sp) plagued maintenance shops selling all manner of coated low temp brazing rods they worked but were stupid expensive.

 

[kbs2244]

I used for re-attaching a nut to a pier upright
it worked but the joint could not take the stress and failed
so, I would say it is OK for non-structural stuff

 

[greg13]

Wait that’s not all, order in the next 10 minutes and we’ll throw in a harbour freight jack stand welder. (worker not the machine) Just pay additional handling.

Actually Harbor Freight sells the Alum-a-rod. It does work, but takes a little practice.

 

[MoonRise]

Like I said, multiple brands available. That might or might not be the same.

Hobart 'makes' them.

https://www.tscstores.com/HOBART-18-ALUMINUM-BRAZING-ROD-P14163.aspx

Alum-aloy is another 'brand'.

 

[pi_guy]

I just repaired some pot metal trim for one of my project cars with a Muggy weld product. It worked really well. It's expensive but there's not a lot of choice for this type of work. In the past a company called Eutictec (sp) plagued maintenance shops selling all manner of coated low temp brazing rods they worked but were stupid expensive.

My welding teacher turned friend worked there had all sorts of samples.
It seems to work better if you have a tig machine involved.

 

[bwringer]

The Project Farm dude tested a bunch of these.

I have no memory of the winner(s), so I'll leave that up to you. This guy's voice gives me a headache, but his videos are informative and his methods are generally pretty solid.

 

[Jim greengo]

And it slices and dices.

Ronco

 

[ArkTinkerer]

Anyone try these to braze cast iron?