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Review on High-Quality Blue Demon ERCuSi Spool Welding: Ideal for Various Projects by Daniel Postle

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Ideal for repairing a bronze statue.

We have an outdoor bronze swan statue that we feel has sentimental value and was accidentally dropped this spring. One of the legs broke where it was joined in the foundry. I tried gas soldering it, but even after preheating it with Rosebud, the mass of the sculpture soaked up the heat and I couldn't make a good bond with the soldering rod and flux. I bought a roll of this silicon bronze and switched my MIG welder to pure argon. First used the steel setting .035/1/8" then played around with the settings from there to tweak it. I was able to quickly glue the gap and then fill in the chamfer I added to both pieces. Very manageable. between brushed through passages to remove carbon Had a small fan to remove obnoxious fumes After sanding and restructuring the repair, I mixed a solution of blue vitriol and water, heated the bronze with a propane torch, and applied the solution to the statue, to renew them -patina.

Pros
  • Great for outdoor activities
Cons
  • Not sure