On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:58:09 -0700, "Artemus" wrote:

Just thought I'd throw this in:
I wouldn't even attempt to weld/solder a NEW blade, much less a broken one..
WHY did it break? Old? Bound up? Bad weld?
If any of the above, I wouldn't reuse the blade anyway..
I buy good blades for less than $15 each (105") and if it's dull, bent or
whatever, it gets recycled.. Not worth the few bucks I might save to take a
chance on a bad joint popping loose and ruining the work or a body part, IMHO..


"Winston" wrote in message
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On 6/10/2010 6:02 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 6/10/10 7:39 PM, Artemus wrote:
Obviously I'm doing something wrong here as my joints are brittle
and don't hold worth squat.

(...)

So what am I doing wrong? technique? Wrong solder?
Art


I'm pretty sure they needed to be welded.


Never having done that, I feel qualified to advise that this
guy *has* done that:

http://homemetalshopclub.org/news/dec03/dec03.html

Scroll about 75% down the page.

[Spoiler] The scarf must be *very long*; cut at a shallow
angle. This guy advises a 1/2" long lap, not
0.025" long.

--Winston

Aha! Thanks Winston, that's a nice site. He's using 1/2" on a .035
blade so 3/8" on my .025 ought to be in the ballpark. Now to figure
out how to do it - the Dremels out for sure. I've give it a shot on the
grinder or beltsander.
Art



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