Cleaning up after Silver soldering (brazing)

[Sam StonesParticipant @samstones42903]

Hi Nick,

Apologies to Clive also!

I know this is something of a digression from Silver Soldering, but . . .

On his marriage certificate c1910, my grandfather’s occupation indicates that he was an Agricultural Engineer. I have admired this detail since I seem to have followed suit.

However, in those days, would an agricultural engineer be more of a blacksmith?

Regards to all,

Sam

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi Sam, yes I agree a little OT, but agricultural engineers were/are blacksmiths, which was one of the main source of work where I first started. Some blacksmiths also shod hoarses, which of course is part of a farrier’s job. A farrier may not have made hoarse shoes though, but a blacksmith would, but the blacksmith wasn’t always a farrier.

 However both agricultural engineers/blacksmiths basic material is black iron/steel. Modern agricultural engineers are involved in a lot more technolegy, and probaly steer away from the blacksmith tag. The machines your granfather worked on were most likely hoarse drawn and low tech compaired with todays machines.

 

Regards Nick.

Edited By Nicholas Farr on 19/12/2010 00:23:53

[Sam StonesParticipant @samstones42903]

Nick,

 

Now you’ve got me thinking. My grandfather married into a family of  Cab Proprietors, but this is now getting too far from Silver Soldering.

Perhaps we should continue this on a private basis?

Sam 

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

A Farrier also dressed the horses teeth, well i supose it was similar to fileing the horses hooves. Each in there age were the “hight Tech” engineers of there time, and worth following.  Ian S C

[Michael Cox 1Participant @michaelcox1]

You can buy spirits of salt (hydrochloric acid) from Toolstation (http://www.toolstation.com). This is a very effective pickle for copper and steel when diluted 1 part spirits of salt to 5-10 parts water. Make sure you keep it in a well stoppered bottle since the fumes promote rapid rusting af any steel around.

Mike

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Any ideas what sort of woork it would be in the RAF? Beating up intake manifolds?

 

Neil

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Perhaps wave guides, and other bits for radar, and other radio and electronic gear.  Ian S C

[Michael Kilpatrick 1Participant @michaelkilpatrick1]

@Stub Mandrel

Shipyard Coppersmithing consisted mainly of pipe manufacture(Copper-CuNi)

With some rather substantial thick walled (CuNi) pipe used on Hydraulic & High Pressure Air Systems.

Connection of this pipework was facilitated with a Phosphor Bronze Fitting containing an “O” Seal grove. These fitting were Silver Soldered to the pipe.

This process has now given way to welding pipes in situ.

Regards

Mike

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Perhaps wave guides, and other bits for radar, and other radio and electronic gear. 

 

A bit early for that. I saw a photo of him in the Sudan or Egypt with a big biplane airliner (either Hengist or Horsa) in the background.

 

My other grandfather worked on such things, and sonar, in all three services!

 

Neil

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