Brass Brazing Rods - 1/16" x 13", 20 Sticks, Solid Low Temp Welding Rods for DIY Craft, Appliance Repair

Useful

Worked great for tig welding

I originally ordered these for a diy project I wanted to do but these are a lot smaller than I anticipated. Still well made I will find another use for them

Perfect very small diameter brazing rods for smaller thinner stuff The website states that these can be used for refrigeration, but I use Silver Bearing Brazing rods only when I do refrigeration brazing. And at that I run pure non-reactive Nitrogen gas inside the pipe to prevent flaking. Nevertheless, these are perfect small diameter brazing rods for the thin stuff. Sometimes I use added flux and sometimes I don’t. I used several inches of one rod to repair a hole in the bottom of my toolbox. The melted brazing pool can be torch flame smoothed for a strong repair requiring less finish work.

After a little bit of training and research, I learned what kind of brazing rods to get and these fit the bill and seem great. I have not gotten to use them yet, but when I do, I expect great things. Anything other than great things will get an update in this review.

I own an oxy-acetylene torch but out of curiosity I attempted to melt one of these brazing rods with a propane torch. As you can see in the picture it was successful, even with the large tip. With a concentrated flame it would work even better. The brazing rods do melt at a low temperature. 1/16" is very small so these rods are most useful for small brazing jobs. There are 20 in the package and they all come in a nice dispenser that keeps them safe and organized.

These are decent thin brazing rods at a reasonable price. They will work with a MAPP gas torch but you’ll have a much easier time with an oxygen acetylene torch and a proper tip to focus your heat. Remember to stick the rods into flux and it’ll flow very easily. Well worth the price

I wanted to braise two copper leaves together. I cleaned the stems. Had it all prepped. I used flux and I could not get the braising rod hot enough to flow. I did, however, apply enough heat that it melted the stem on one of the leaves I was trying to braise. The braising rod itself broke off into chunks when heated. I might try this on a different type of steel but I don’t have much hopes as this just doesn’t want to heat and flow the way a braising rod should.