Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] welding bobber

[John Gaertner <jgaertner1@earthlink.net>]

Do you have access to an oxy-acetylene gas set? 

If yes, you could either braze it together or use silver solder with flux. 

Other options include JB-Weld it together.

Good luck.

John Gaertner 



-----Original Message-----
>From: George Slaterpryce <gslaterp@hotmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 5, 2006 8:15 AM
>To: PSUBS Mailing List <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
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>I was attempting to machine the pieces for a metal "bobber" for my new soft 
>ballast tank's water level indicator (Foam just gives at depth, so that's no 
>good). The piece is essentially one piece 1cm in diameter 1mm thick walls 
>and 1cm in length and another 5mm 1mm thick wall and 1cm in length tube with 
>two 1cm diameter 1mm thick "washer" end caps with a center bore hole of 5mm.
>
>I can get the pieces machine out great, that's the easy part. I'm trying to 
>weld them all together however and I end up with some really shitty looking 
>welds. I've never attempted to weld something so "delicate" before. What I'm 
>trying to make here is a preasure proof bobber and the end product should be 
>something like a hollow bearing.
>
>All my welding is done via stick arc welding.
>
>Any suggestions? 
>
>
>
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