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  bloodog

  7 years ago

  Trying to braze this bracket on to a 09 rocker 

  Speedo, but had a melt down 

  Would a mig be the way to go ?

  
  
  

  

  

  

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  steelo

  7 years ago

  Probably the only way would be to braze weld it. Uses a blow torch and or hot iron to melt (solder) a metal mixture between the two different metals. Have a look on Google

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  speedzter

  7 years ago

  What metal is the bucket made of ?, looks like some sort of cast aluminium ?

  If so , you'll need a high tech brazing rod for mixed metals.

  The other way is to bolt it together..

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  skirtster

  7 years ago

  I would try aluminium mig with a aluminium bracket, you can not weld steel to aluminium 

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  steelo

  7 years ago

  You might have room to drill and pop in some small Aluminium rivets

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  steelo

  7 years ago

  You might have room to drill and pop in some small Aluminium rivets

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  Baloffski

  7 years ago

  bd, steelo has a stttuttter this arvoooo.. It happens to all of us!

  His advice is very good, just don"t stutter when poping rivets, is the way I would steer too . (lol)

  Nothing like it , really interacting wit the steel subject, as most unless pro, are shit welders. 

  Watching this line, keep going mate, love it, good stuff. 

  
  

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  Daggs

  7 years ago

  Yes, need to know the parent metal type to offer correct advice.
  

  now I've seen it on my pc not just phone, yes it looks like a crappy alloy. it almost looks like a bin job now!! 

  
  

  If it is (was) good aluminium and so is the bracket, mig welding or preferably tig welding would be best. 

  
  

  If no access to that the yes bolting or riveting as already suggested.

  
  

  Also as already suggested,  if they are dissimilar materials then bolting or riveting are your only options.. 

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  steelo

  7 years ago

  That's easy for you to say say B 

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  tussuck

  7 years ago

  Braze.....and Aluminium in the same sentence do not work.  

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  Daggs

  7 years ago

  yes you can braze (fusion weld) aluminium, I have done it in the past but not a nice weld... 
  

  tig or mig is the go.

   

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  bloodog

  7 years ago

  Cheers 

  I will put the speedo back together and check how much room for bolt / rivet 

  The bracket sits up under my risers so nothing will be seen 

  Will post a photo when complete 

  Thanks for all the help 

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  bloodog

  7 years ago

  
  
  Awsome advice bro

  

  

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  Baloffski

  7 years ago

  Those pops are almost as symetrical as that can of VB.Well done bd.

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  speedzter

  7 years ago

  Sure ain't pretty !!
  Hope there not aluminium rivets.
  

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  Daggs

  7 years ago

  Not pretty at all 

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  perthhog

  7 years ago

  Replace the the rivets with  stainless button head bolts  the rivets won’t last  thay will come loose with time

   with this application  than you will have a dented tank or worse  and nyloc nuts or loctite 

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  srd0060

  7 years ago

  Aluminum tig would do it but the whole thing needs to be aluminum. Have it all made out of 1.2 or 1.6 tin sheet then you can solder, tig, mig or braze it together, pop rivets are not worth the effort. A failed kinder kid could have made that mess.