is this enough?

[kendelrk]

does this butane torch have enough heat to heat up metal to bend and fill with solder material?

 

[Bluethunder3320]

You never know until you try, but,

Usually anything with a flame melts solder easily.

 

[kendelrk]

well the solder im looking at melts at 430 degrees and this one goes to 2,000 so i thought it would most hopefully melt it

 

[Probedude]

I don't see what torch you're talking about.

If it's small it probably cannot put out enough heat to get the item hot enough to solder. That 2000 degree temp is the flame, but if it's a small flame it's not going to work on something large.

 

[kendelrk]

it must have been removed or somthing this torch http://www.harborfreight.com/micro-torch-42099.html and this solder http://www.harborfreight.com/lead-free-rosin-core-solder-95861.html

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

what are u trying to solder?

 

[kendelrk]

i was going to use it to tack a kart together, because this summer at a local welding shop the owner said i could come weld anything this summer for free so i was just after holding one together till i got there

 

[newrider3]

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Just...no. The equipment you posted is sufficient for joining small electrical wires together, not tacking a kart frame.

I doubt you could even get a kart frame to stay together using larger solder and a torch.

 

[kendelrk]

then what could i use to hold it together till then?

 

[B man]

then what could i use to hold it together till then?

duct tape!

 

[kendelrk]

duct tape b man? not even gorilla tape?

 

[r97]

your probably going to need to weld it... could you cut the peices and assemble them at the shop?

only other thing would be a jig, but i would bet it wouldn't hold good enough, although a jig would make it easier to reassemble at the shop.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

soldering a kart frame is like trying to tape a airplane together....infact you would probably have better luck with ductape than that little torch and solder....just cut your pieces and wait till u can weld it all up.

 

[kendelrk]

we dont have much of anything at the shop theres a few welders, a fork lift, and a sander but thats all,and well on this topic, does this look un safe?http://www.youtube.com/user/epicfantasy#p/search/0/GYPh48KPnYs

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

we dont have much of anything at the shop theres a few welders, a fork lift, and a sander but thats all,and well on this topic, does this look un safe?http://www.youtube.com/user/epicfantasy#p/search/0/GYPh48KPnYs

extremely unsafe. that guy is a ****ing idiot. he put a 3hp motor on one of them too.

 

[r97]

a welder and an angle grinder is all you need!

please don't make what is in that video!!

wish i had a forklift... LOL

 

[kendelrk]

haha im trying to talk my grandma into letting me get some, and i used to have one at my dads job i used to do doughnuts in the parking lots and stuff, and haha alright

 

[Bluethunder3320]

harbor freight angle grinder, harbor freight welder,

get them on sale for $100 together.

 

[Bluethunder3320]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qynGzl0yLfQ&feature=related

 

[kendelrk]

i got to wait on the welder, but ill work on the angle grinder, i do have a bench grinder tho and blue, he thinks hes going fast