D816Foxhound
Western Thunderer
Thanks Warren. I'll try a liquid flux on my next kit.
Roger
Roger
Painting and lining
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warren haywood
Western Thunderer
I've always used Carrs green label, totally happy with it although I've just tried building o gauge on line water based flux which is also very good.
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Not Tony's 4mt but another one
Help! I am confused! Since phosphoric acid flux is 94% water, in what way is it not "Water Based"???
Best wishes,
Howard
Peter Cross
Western Thunderer
I think it is more about the lack of phosphoric acid.
But what is used in its place I do not know.
But what is used in its place I do not know.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Lemons.
Peter Cross
Western Thunderer
They use acetic acid then. We used to buy it for cooking. Can you still buy it in food shops?
pakpaul
Western Thunderer
Lemons contain citric acid, acetic acid is found in vinegar. I think home-brew shops are the source for citric acid, which can also be used as a pickle for items which have been silver soldered or for cleaning them prior to soldering, a much safer alternative than sulphuric acid.
Peter Cross
Western Thunderer
True. Where was my head this morning.
richard carr
Western Thunderer
I think its based on citric acid, but whatever it is it works just fine and is a lot less aggressive than the phosphoric acid based fluxes.
Richard
Richard
No worries! If it is citric acid based, I might well give it a go - others seem to be finding it to be worthwhile. I do wish these suppliers would be a bit more open about what they are selling to help us make informed choices - it is not as if we are going to go to the trouble of brewing our own after all! I suspect a lot of us just stick to what we know, not because it is good, but because we just don't know what "the other stuff" is all about.
Anyone happen to know what Carr's brown is.... Works really well on stainless!
Best wishes,
Howard
warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Big black American thingy completed today, ugly init
And almost finished, hopefully by the weekend, far prettier
And almost finished, hopefully by the weekend, far prettier
Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
And almost finished, hopefully by the weekend, far prettier
Well, I like the 'J', but the 'D' is a little more graceful. Just the cab interior to grain by the looks of it, very nice.
The 'J' is Sunset, I guess? And the 'D' from David Andrews/Javelin? If I'm right about the 'D', that's an OK build and some neat work to keep all the metalwork clean for SECR outline.
Steph
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Wow! I love the Norfolk & Western J class. A Fantastic beast of a loco! Same size wheels as a manor!!
That loco got me into HO scale modelling.
That loco got me into HO scale modelling.
Cliff Williams
Western Thunderer
Got to rechip the J class now it has had a daub of paint on it. Noisy when all done.
Don't tell Warren there is another lurking to be done, he might run away and hide.
Don't tell Warren there is another lurking to be done, he might run away and hide.
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
And not a shelf big enough to photograph it on by the looks of it
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warren haywood
Western Thunderer
Fair bit more than cab interior Steph, boiler bands which are now on, lining to buffer housings, oh! And most of the other side. You are correct, Sunset models loco.
Cliff, the painting is easy it's taking the thing to bits and then reassembly that's the pain. Luckily I remembered to photograph it before I took it to pieces or you may have received a bag of valve gear bits
Knocking on 3ft long Dave, about the same as a G1 Duchess
Cliff, the painting is easy it's taking the thing to bits and then reassembly that's the pain. Luckily I remembered to photograph it before I took it to pieces or you may have received a bag of valve gear bits
Knocking on 3ft long Dave, about the same as a G1 Duchess