Brazing and Soldering

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Brazing and soldering are essential metal joining techniques for a range of jobs in the workshop. This new practical guide will introduce you to the methods and show you how to enhance these skills safely and effectively, with step-by-step photography throughout. . A practical guide to the main brazing and soldering types - soft soldering, silver soldering and brazing . Advice on equipment and building a brazing hearth . Overview of alloys and fluxes . Lead loading, body and electrical soldering . Pickling and cleaning . Range of case studies to show practical technique applications AUTHOR: Richard Lofting has been welding for over forty years in the workshop. He now restores vintage tractors and classic cars, and is a technical writer for Tractor and Farming Heritage Magazine. 298 colour photographs

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Richard Lofting is the author of Welding (Crowood, 2013). He has been using brazing and soldering techniques in the workshop for over forty years. He now restores vintage tractors and classic cars, and is a technical writer for Tractor and Farming Heritage Magazine.