[SEL] Repair of old copper water tank

[Orrin Iseminger]

Paul, I've been eavesdropping on the replies.  Believe me, copper takes to
solder so readily, I don't know why any other method would come to mind.  

Keep these things in mind:

1)  All corrosion should be removed before attempting the job.

2)  Copper conducts heat away from the soldering iron very readily, making
it difficult to get the metal up to temperature.  So, it would be a good
idea to have a helper use a propane torch to keep the area around the repair
good and hot.  

3)  Use a paste flux.  It is cheap and available at most hardware stores.  

Enjoy.

Orrin

Orrin Iseminger
Colton, Washington, USA
http://users.moscow.com/oiseming/lc_ant_p/menu.htm
So many projects.  So little time.   

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Paul Maples
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:01 PM
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: [SEL] Repair of old copper water tank

Folks it looks like I will be coming into possession of an old copper hot
water tank that I want to polish up and use for a cooling tank for my 1905
Stover 5 HP Engine. I have not got the tank yet but was just wondering if
there is any small corrosion holes in it what would be the best way to
repair it.

Thanks,

Paul