Large brass brazing rods

[welderskelter]

I have about 40- 5/16 brazing rods that I dont know what to do with. I do not want to sell them because shipping would be terrible. They are heavy. I am just looking for a use for them. Was wondering what you guys would do with them. I used to rebuild aerators with them, but dont do that anymore. Think about it. Help

[reggie_obe]

Ship them in this from USPS: https://store.usps.com/store/product...1098-P_O_1098M

[Toolguy]

You could cut them into 1' lengths and sell them to home shop machinists, makers, DIYers, etc. If you charged $5 a foot, you would be under the going rate for brass. McMaster-Carr is getting $21+ for a 3 ft. piece of 5/16 brass rod. For anyone with a lathe, brass is a handy item to have on hand.

[BigMike782]

Years ago my dad donated some to the high school for their foundry.

[Tim Clarke]

Those "brazing" rods are bronze. Or That's what I've always been told

[boslab]

Silicon bronze is fairly ubiquitous for brazing,
mark

[darryl]

That's a pretty handy material to have in the shop. I found welding rods to be the cheapest way to buy brass (or whatever the alloy is). My supply is almost gone, but I'd buy it like that again. I came up with a jig to knock off the flux- worked well and didn't take long. I even thought of saving the flux, but I didn't. Sometimes certain materials are hard to come by, so I do what I have to do.

[Bob Engelhardt]

I have about 40- 5/16 brazing rods that I dont know what to do with. I do not want to sell them because shipping would be terrible. ...

UPS Simple Rate is based upon volume only. Starting at <100 cu in for $9.45. A package 37" long by 1-5/8 square is 100 cu in & would hold about 25 rods. I'm pretty sure that there's no maximum dimension. https://www.ups.com/us/en/support/sh...-shipping.page

[Doozer]

Brass is pretty much useless as an engineering material.
At least bronze you can make bushings out of that will take
a load greater than a hamster wheel.
And at least in my shop, stock less than 1/2" is pretty much
useless. I actually prefer to stock 5/8" and up.
Nothing I make that is round is 5/16", like never ever in
all these years. But I work on real size stuff.
Not table clocks and poppy cocks.
Best use them as brazing rod as intended I would opine.
And why are you home shop guys obsessed with brass?
I get a chubby over 1144 or 4130. But never brass.
May be all a mini lathe can take ? ? ?
Who remembers making brass candlesticks at the
Henry Ford on that Brown Sharpe #00 ?



--Doozer

[Bob Engelhardt]

Brass is pretty much useless as an engineering material.
At least bronze you can make bushings out of that will take
a load greater than a hamster wheel.
And at least in my shop, stock less than 1/2" is pretty much
useless. I actually prefer to stock 5/8" and up.
Nothing I make that is round is 5/16", like never ever in
all these years. But I work on real size stuff.
Not table clocks and poppy cocks.
Best use them as brazing rod as intended I would opine.
And why are you home shop guys obsessed with brass?
I get a chubby over 1144 or 4130. But never brass.
May be all a mini lathe can take ? ? ?
Who remembers making brass candlesticks at the
Henry Ford on that Brown Sharpe #00 ?



--Doozer

And yet thousands of pieces of 5/16 x 12 have been sold on eBay. There is a big market for it.

[Doozer]

Probably making ball point pens out of them
or some other time wasting activity.

-D

[BigMike782]

Probably making ball point pens out of them
or some other time wasting activity.

-D

And God himself has spoken.
Why don’t you just pass on by without having to offer your arrogant opinions?

[Doozer]

Because then you would be my therapist and I would have to pay you
for explaining my reasons why.

-D

[The Metal Butcher]

Brass is pretty much useless as an engineering material.
At least bronze you can make bushings out of that will take
a load greater than a hamster wheel.
And at least in my shop, stock less than 1/2" is pretty much
useless. I actually prefer to stock 5/8" and up.
Nothing I make that is round is 5/16", like never ever in
all these years. But I work on real size stuff.
Not table clocks and poppy cocks.
Best use them as brazing rod as intended I would opine.
And why are you home shop guys obsessed with brass?
I get a chubby over 1144 or 4130. But never brass.
May be all a mini lathe can take ? ? ?
Who remembers making brass candlesticks at the
Henry Ford on that Brown Sharpe #00 ?



--Doozer

Brass is pretty useless stuff. I did do a job for a customer that was 5/16"raw stock, approximately 6" long and fully turned. In hindsight, I was way too cheap. In general, I agree with you, but you don't have to be so heavy handed about it. I think Clicksprings work with the Antikythera mechanism, or just clocks in general is very valid.

[JRouche]

I have about 40- 5/16 brazing rods that I dont know what to do with. I do not want to sell them because shipping would be terrible. They are heavy. I am just looking for a use for them. Was wondering what you guys would do with them. I used to rebuild aerators with them, but dont do that anymore. Think about it. Help

Very nice. I can braze just about anything, of metal .. No really. The rod you have is of a good diameter. Very usueable. JR

I mentioned the size of the filler because it matters..

5/16" is a good size, not too small.. It is a lil larger, thats a good thing. Thats all,,, JR

Not quite. When I weld or braze I ramp the temps through the roof. Thats how I weld. Temps up to 10 thank you. TIG, MIG, Braze, Gas, JR