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Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« on: July 18, 2026, 08:33:07 pm »
Throwing it back to one of the most time-consuming but rewarding projects I’ve put together getting the custom plumbing and cascading copper pots dialed in for the OKMO Microcosm P71 pump. It took literally hours of silver brazing and fine-tuning, but seeing it cascade without overflowing was incredibly satisfying!

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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2026, 08:33:17 pm »
Post up a Throw Back Video of yours!
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« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2026, 11:28:46 pm »
A labor of love for certain and for sure and beautifully executed without any doubt at all!!!

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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2026, 01:10:07 am »
Quote from: Stoker on July 18, 2026, 11:28:46 pm
A labor of love for certain and for sure and beautifully executed without any doubt at all!!!

Daniel it still amazes me that all of that silver brazing turned out!
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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2026, 08:42:27 am »
Practice makes perfect! And you certainly got a lot of practice in on that build!

Point of fact however, with no pressure or temperature concerns in that cascading fountain, silver brazing was not truly required, though it did provide a much stronger finished product than had you used a softer solder to assemble it.

Any way that you slice it, that thing came out Tits!!!
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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2026, 06:11:15 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on July 19, 2026, 08:42:27 am
Practice makes perfect! And you certainly got a lot of practice in on that build!

Point of fact however, with no pressure or temperature concerns in that cascading fountain, silver brazing was not truly required, though it did provide a much stronger finished product than had you used a softer solder to assemble it.

Any way that you slice it, that thing came out Tits!!!

There would have been no strength if it had been soft soldered.
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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2026, 06:57:47 pm »
Quote from: Jim on July 19, 2026, 06:11:15 pm
Quote from: Stoker on July 19, 2026, 08:42:27 am
Practice makes perfect! And you certainly got a lot of practice in on that build!

Point of fact however, with no pressure or temperature concerns in that cascading fountain, silver brazing was not truly required, though it did provide a much stronger finished product than had you used a softer solder to assemble it.

Any way that you slice it, that thing came out Tits!!!

There would have been no strength if it had been soft soldered.

I definitely wouldn't say "NO" strength, just quite a bit less strength than what you achieved with silver brazing!
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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2026, 07:50:06 pm »
Okay then ...... here's an older video of mine showing a couple of rather uncommon Stirling cycle engines running together:

https://youtu.be/EE0Vnnm0m9A?si=dm_S_Zd9FuNgO_gx

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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2026, 09:45:50 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on July 19, 2026, 06:57:47 pm
I definitely wouldn't say "NO" strength, just quite a bit less strength than what you achieved with silver brazing!

Get back to me with pictures and the process you used when you've duplicated what I constructed with the overflow spouts and the entire construction soft soldered :)
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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2026, 09:46:50 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on July 19, 2026, 07:50:06 pm
Okay then ...... here's an older video of mine showing a couple of rather uncommon Stirling cycle engines running together:

https://youtu.be/EE0Vnnm0m9A?si=dm_S_Zd9FuNgO_gx

Vid embedded for you, some nice stirlings!!! -

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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2026, 11:31:15 pm »
Thanks Jim .... I tried embedding it and just got multiple rows of gibberish that was clickable but did not actually embed the video. I think it is the same situation I'm facing with that other Forum access issue!
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Re: Throw back Videos - Post Yours Up
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2026, 11:33:56 pm »
Quote from: Jim on July 19, 2026, 09:45:50 pm
Quote from: Stoker on July 19, 2026, 06:57:47 pm
I definitely wouldn't say "NO" strength, just quite a bit less strength than what you achieved with silver brazing!

Get back to me with pictures and the process you used when you've duplicated what I constructed with the overflow spouts and the entire construction soft soldered :)

If I did it, I'd likely use Stay-Bright 4% that is just about as easy to work with as regular soft solder, but about 4x stronger!

Or heck, maybe I'd just use JB Weld!?!?   ;c)
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Quote from: Stoker on July 19, 2026, 11:33:56 pm
If I did it, I'd likely use Stay-Bright 4% that is just about as easy to work with as regular soft solder, but about 4x stronger!

Or heck, maybe I'd just use JB Weld!?!?  ;c)

Lots to say Daniel, but again get back to me with pictures and the process you used when you've duplicated what I constructed with the overflow spouts and the entire construction.

Love to see your work 👍
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« Reply #13 on: 1 hour ago »
Probably not going to happen, so don't hold your breath. No idea how long I'm actually going to live, but my current project backlog extends far into the next century, and I somehow doubt I'm going to be able to hang on that much longer. The upshot of all that is, that it seems very unlikely that I'll be taking on any other projects on just a "let's see" basis at this point in life!!!


Oh yeah, and "with pictures", now that's funny, seeing as I haven't been able to post any new photos for a few years now!
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« Reply #14 on: 25 minutes ago »
Very nice videos thank you all for posting!!!
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