Recent content by clifforddward

In my opinion the rebuild kit of wicks and other parts plus the rebuild book being sold on eBay is well worth the cost. The book covers renovation from our current "hobby owner" perspective and offers good practical methods for doing the renovation. I have had my lathe for about 20 years and...

In order to silver solder these parts successfully you will need to remove all evidence of the tinning. The tinning will act as a barrier and keep the silver solder from sticking

Sparex brand pickling compound works great on brass/copper based parts....I've found it safe to use and lasts a long time in the 5 gallon bucket I reserve for pickling. Note you should NEVER put non-brass/copper based parts in the same pickling solution unless you want them to disappear! This...

Yep, takes more heat to remelt a joint second time around...down the road you'll be able to use that to your advantage when adding new parts near already silver soldered joints. My advice is to remember to apply flux to all surrounding joints that will see the heat...not sure if I fully...

A further description of your symptoms would be helpful to guide a solution. How large is the boiler you are trying to solder...what type of torch are you using?...as others have said copper is an excellent conductor of heat and will pull heat away from a joint very efficiently...isolating...

Nice job Brano, thank you for sharing. I always tell folks the set up is often 2-3 times the work of the actual silver soldering...but using jigs assures nice work and results in a part that will prove satisfactory for a long time in the future.

Great story here about the 11 year old nephew making a bolt and nut...I particularly liked the description of steps so that others can repeat...hopefully some have taken advantage and "passed it forward" as the kids say these days. Back when my son Cooper was 10 years old he expressed interest...

Hi Tim: I'd like to purchase this set of castings from you...PM sent directly to you do work out details. Best Regards, Cliff Ward [email protected]

Up for sale on eBay, a complete set, all 84 issues of Strictly IC magazine (ebay auction # 261211613129). http://www.ebay.com/itm/261211613129?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649 Plus in a separate auction a complete run of the first 27 printed issues of Model Engine Builder...