Help With Brazing Powdered Metal

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Help With Brazing Powdered Metal

Post by LTO_Dave »

Hey guys, I figured I'd ask here first to see if someone has experience before trying it for myself.

I stripped the bevel gear splines on both axles in my Tamiya crawler today, which are the first major parts I've destroyed in the entire time I've owned it. :mrgreen:

My question is whether or not I can braze the powdered metal gears to the steel axles, and will it hold up to abuse? I can pre-heat either of the parts if needed. I'm not sure what exact metal the powdered gears are made of and their melting point. Any help would be appreciated.

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Re: Help With Brazing Powdered Metal

Post by jwscab »

If they are both steel, shouldn't be a problem at all. I would preheat the powdered metal parts to help 'bleed' out any oils in the metal. Probably something like a silver solder would be great, although probably more expensive than the parts you are fixing, ie, not just regular old yellow brass rod with flux on it, but a silver brazing alloy.

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