🔥 Bernzomatic AL3 Aluminum Brazing/Welding Rods - 12-Inch Rods, Working Temp 720-750°F, 2-Piece Review

These rods work fantastically and offer excellent soldering opportunities. The trick is that you have to heat the material to be glued, not the rod! This can be an issue if the parts you are gluing are large or otherwise require many BTUs to heat up. The typical plumber's propane torch may not be up to the task. For one application I used a Weed Dragon propane torch to get and keep enough heat in one big chunk. I also turned my gas grill on high and preheated the parts to get most of the way to

Requires a MAPP burner as other reviewers have noted. The MAPP burner uses the traditional Bernzomatic gas source, but the air is trapped in the nozzle, making it hotter. I could not get any flow with a regular Bernz nozzle. As others have pointed out, the process is more akin to brazing than welding; In fact, it doesn't melt the original material at all, the only bond is the rod itself. Using regular ACE Hardware square, elbow, and round tubing (1/16 inch thick) it will only work as described…

That's interesting. Not as elegant as soldering or soldering, and not exactly welding. Almost "hot melt" glue, but made of metal. As many have pointed out, use a full-size MAP-Pro or propane torch. Aluminum is an excellent heat sink, so it quickly dissipates incoming heat. There are some good instruction videos on the internet. Also, it doesn't flow like brazing or soldering, so prepare the area as you would weld. this. Chamfer or round the butt joint. Once the parts are heated to the right…

Works very well for what it is. I used it to fix a puncture on an old aluminum bike frame and initially had trouble with a smaller flashlight, couldn't melt the product onto the frame. I grabbed a large handheld blowtorch from Harbor Freight, which still used a regular green propane tank, and it was up and running in minutes. Chopsticks are pretty easy to use as long as you don't leave them on and heat the stick directly. I have some welding experience having worked in a steel mill but I had no

I have a 2004 Nissan Altima. The bolts that control the camber of the rear wheels go through the bushings and have rusted over time. One of the bolts I had to cut off was at the top of the steering knuckle where the underside of the rear shocks mount. It was dark and I was stupid and continued. You know the rest, I slapped the knuckle a bit. After pushing the bushing out, I thought about how to fix the damage I had done. JB Weld was top of the list but I figured it would be more efficient to…