Brazing Aluminum Gutter
Aluminum is a real challenge to join without specialized welding equipment.
Brazing aluminum gutter. If not heat the joint more and check it again with another sweep. Aluminum brazing fluxes consist of various combinations of fluorides and chlorides and are supplied as a dry powder. This paste is brushed sprayed dipped or flowed onto the entire area of the joint and brazing filler metal. When everything is cooled off you ll have a strong joint.
Links to the tools and materials leah uses in this video. A beginner s guide to welding brazing aluminum with alumiweld rods. When you sweep the tip of the rod through the joint it should melt in. You want the metal to melt the rod not the flame.
For torch and furnace brazing the flux is mixed with water to make paste. You will need to track down a specialized solder or brazing alloy intended for use on aluminum or for joining aluminum to a different metal depending on your project.