Any idea how hot this flame gets? I am wondering I can use it tonight to do it few inches of copper pipe soldering. Solder needs 430* to get to work.
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According to the manufacturer's website, the approximate flame temperature is 2050ºF. Enough to melt your flux, solder and copper pipe given enough time and exposure to the flame. Please tell us how this worked out. I'm waiting with baited breath...https://www.flameengineering.com/product-detail.php?product_id=18
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No I do not , I guess you could have someone else hold it for you and "Try"
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This is a small torch. I doubt it would be good for that. You would be better off with a standard size propane or oxy/acetylene torch for that purpose. This would be great for soldering small parts or dozens of other smaller uses.
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I have not had a problem igniting the soldering tip as long as the little air hole is pointed up. You can see the flame thru this hole
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The soldering iron varies from 350F to 850F. So you have plenty of control over the temp. I normally use around 750F.
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Yes you can. It's built heavy enough, like a mini sauce pan, and the wire handle is spot welded so it won't be affected like solder. Just have a pot holder handy if the handle gets too hot. Easier for me over a gas burner as I only need to use part of the flame for warming and melting. I have uploaded pics to show it's size better on a burner.
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Haven't checked on times, sorry. That burner is HOT, though, would not take long. You need to be careful of aluminum pans with thin bottoms, it will warp them and if you let them boil dry it will burn through, I am told.
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362F is really low for soldering though. Try it at 750. Also, is your temp gun accurate? I reccomend purchasig an actual tip thermometer.
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I've dropped melted solder on it and there were no problems. I'd think if you touched the hot soldering iron to it briefly there might be a little burn or melted spot.
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It would have more than enough heat for that. It will be a matter of trial and error to get the heat right. If new to soldering, before you ever power it on watch some youtube videos on tinning the tip and proper iron care. Also toss the sponge and order a hako brass mesh cleaner. Great iron though.
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I used one for years, ran it very hot because I like to solder fast, only replaced the tip once.
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It reaches the set point is 30sec and is ready to use. If it is a connection to a ground plane or other large object such as solder wick a minute is needed. The soldering iron is pretty good, especially for the price but it isn't like a Metcal or Weller WD-1 where the heating element is right down by the tip with near instant heat. The hot air is worth it's weight in gold.
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I assume you are asking about copper or copper plated wire. You can do that with a regular soldering iron but the Lee melter at a pretty high temperature would work better. have at least 15% tin in the mix of lead or use pure tin.
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I haven't actually tried melting metals with this torch but I would imagine thinner sections could possibly melt - particularly non ferrous metals. The torch will silver braze which means metal surfaces are getting hot enough to cause some melding of parent metal and the silver brazing alloy. It is such a useful torch and seems to get the work piece much hotter than any regular propane torch I've had in the past - cherry red is a great heat indicator when brazing and this torch will get exhaust studs up to cherry red very quickly. I would just buy one because it is such a useful tool for the workshop and very versatile! It is so handy to have at your disposal a heat source capable of undoing seized parts and general silver brazing. It is very well made too! I highly recomemend it..
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This silver bearing solder contains 6% silver (the remainder is tin) and melts at ~430F... silver solder used in other applications can range up to 40% silver and is useful because of its hardness... those melt at temps above 450F. The advantage of lower heat is probably useful to you in this application, but it may not be as hard as you want it to be. I would suggest you try it and see... cheap enough and little downside risk. If unsatisfied, you can always file it off and go with a higher heat/harder solder - be prepared to pay more and you may have to go for more exotic heat source (MAPP or oxy-acetylene). Good luck! Erik This silver bearing solder contains 6% silver (the remainder is tin) and melts at ~430F... silver solder used in other applications can range up to 40% silver and is useful because of its hardness... those melt at temps above 450F. The advantage of lower heat is probably useful to you in this application, but it may not be as hard as you want it to be. I would suggest you try it and see... cheap enough and little downside risk. If unsatisfied, you can always file it off and go with a higher heat/harder solder - be prepared to pay more and you may have to go for more exotic heat source (MAPP... » Read More This silver bearing solder contains 6% silver (the remainder is tin) and melts at ~430F... silver solder used in other applications can range up to 40% silver and is useful because of its hardness... those melt at temps above 450F. The advantage of lower heat is probably useful to you in this application, but it may not be as hard as you want it to be. I would suggest you try it and see... cheap enough and little downside risk. If unsatisfied, you can always file it off and go with a higher heat/harder solder - be prepared to pay more and you may have to go for more exotic heat source (MAPP or oxy-acetylene). Good luck! Erik « Show Less
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I've only done electronics soldering next to this thing. It --slowly-- draws in the smoke/fumes from the flux quite well and the filter seems to absorb them well. You do have to keep your work close to the unit - and I think that's why it does a slow convection - so it doesn't cool off your work. I like it because I don't like to wear little masks because they fog up any glasses that I wear. To be honest, I'm not sure how it would do around welding. I would think that if you're generating lots of sparks then there might be an issue with how close you can get the unit to your work without blasting it with cast-off and melting the filter or pitting the plastic housing. But, if you're talking about brazing - then I think it'll do the job. The housing is plastic, not metal, so it might be a concern around any sparking cast off. However - if you are doing any soldering - then this is a great unit - and you might just get it for that and then try it out next to your welding jobs.
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It doesn't have to be on LOW low heat, but just not so high the flames spill over the coils. Depending on your burner output, this could be medium or even medium-high, but never HIGH.
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Honestly I think it could melt low temp metals. I dont know the melting point of copper. On large pieces, given some time, I do think it would melt soldering materials. I hope this helps.