« on: December 21, 2023, 11:56:04 am »
Looks like a really good job restoring it Bruce but I'm not surprised. Just out of curiosity how did you reattach the dangling cylinder? I would guess by silver soldering but thought super glue might work also.
Larry , I use staybright #8 solder, the highest temp "soft" solder I've found ,probably a little overkill, but I don't want it coming off again.Jensen didn't silver brazing them on either, they used softer solder than I just did. If you get it hot enough for silver brazing you will definitely ruin the nickel plating & likely distort the part as well.I Remove the snout and piston so I can use a locating positioning pin in the one steam passage that's available. On a Jensen #20 you can access both ends, all this information is on Roger's "restorers toolbox" thread.
Love Staybright, bonds aluminum and other metals really well and is much higher temperature and strength than regular soft solders!
Also, love Indiana Rog's Restorer's Tool-Box and could not be happier that it has been saved by many and is still accessible!!!
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