For brazing I've been using a basic 3M cartridge version that I picked up at Home Depot for a while, but not sure it's adequate.
Is this in fact good enough? If not, what should I be using?
Thanks.
Brandon
For brazing I've been using a basic 3M cartridge version that I picked up at Home Depot for a while, but not sure it's adequate.
Is this in fact good enough? If not, what should I be using?
Thanks.
Brandon
The cartridges from 3M vary significantly. Including a model number would help.
I use a P100 2097 from 3M as was suggested by Kris from 44 some years ago/.
elysian
Tom Tolhurst
Let me follow up with a bit more:
If I were brazing a lot I'd probably review the model and make sure I was using the best option. But I only use my OA setup for braze ons, never for fillets/lugs, I dont do this for a living and my space has a permanent cross breeze (PITA for TIG).
https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/...l-bulletin.pdf
elysian
Tom Tolhurst
IME, limited as it is, the bigger issue is flux head and not the OA combustion. With some common sense about not placing your head over the flume coming off the work you'll be fine. Andy (who used Cadmium doped fillers a long time ago w/o protection, followed this advice and still thinks mostly straight)
Andy Stewart
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So, OA is bad for you somehow?
Granted, I don't braze every day, but I can't imagine that it is any trouble now and then.
If I did braze every day, I'd look it up.
I'm pretty sure that my time at the grinding wheel at Pittsburgh Forgings caused me more trouble than any OA fumes, although I have not noticed any trouble from that yet.
I'm sure that the grinding wheel scrum that I inhaled was not good for me.
I used to use the EasyFlow 45 (with cadmium) like Andrew, without any kind of protection, and all seems OK many years later.
Like Andrew says, keep your nose out of the cloud.
And look into it more if you're going to be doing it every day.
Mark Walberg
Building bike frames for fun since 1973.
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