REVIEW OF DURAFIX ALUMINIUM WELDING RODS BY MYCAMPGEAR.COM

A review and demonstration of the Durafix aluminium welding rod by mycampgear.com: saving the world - one tent at a time.

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• camping
• welding
• diy
• mycampgear
• gear

[hairyalien]

Good on ya mate for having a go and daring to post a video of yourself trying something for the first time. It's good to see what can go wrong and why. It helps others to understand how it works and what to look out for. I'm definitely thinking of getting some of these rods. . . . And as usual there's plenty of "Experts" keen to point out what you did wrong. Must be great to be so perfect that you can master everything straight away. . . .

[dionbremner]

@hairyalien thanks mate - appreciate the positive feedback! It's all good though. These rods are a good product but as people have pointed out there are better ways to use it. I'll just go back to my tent...:)

[hairyalien]

@dionbremner

One more thing.

When you said that you should have left the clamp on as you turned it over - did the weld on the other side melt and fall off, or did it just liquify but stay in place?

Also where did you buy the rods from?

So far I've only seen them on the durafix website, but haven't checked any of my local welding suppliers/hardware stores.

Cheers.

.

[dionbremner]

@hairyalien I did have trouble with the weld falling off. But the clamp acting as a heat sink made me have to heat the whole thing up too much. So it's important to heat the base material quickly.

I bought the rods from durafix - I haven't seen them elsewhere either.

[manchicken3]

he's using the wrong torch tip and coldest part of the torch is the end of the flame. you have to use the little blue flame in the flame to quickly heat the metal

[TBUCKETMAN]

@dionbremner

mate you have to have the material at least 730 degrees before the rod will flow

[valveman12]

I realize they say flux is not required, but if you added flux, it would really penetrate and flow much better.

[Ibringthetruth1]

Does anyone know what it's made of? it's not aluminum. Zinc solder?

[Films4You]

The c,(G) clamp take heat away, so you need to put more in

[edgarinsito]

Is this ment to be funny. Cus I was laughing good job though

[1skyspirit1]

I found 1/4# on ebay for sale in the states

[1crazyfocker]

i thinks its funny how he said how to do it. "put a little on, clean it again, then put on the final weld" then goes on to just glob it on then complain about it..lol yes it was his first time and he was learning by do and finaly figures it out. but still he said how to do it. then 30 sec later he just throws it out the window, then complains about it..lol just thought i would point that out it was funny to me. nice video did you do any to see how strong it is? keep up the good work

[robotmotor]

great video thanks

[sanity599]

Hey Mate. Here in the States we have this little anagram RTFM. If you went to the Durafix site to buy the rod it boggles my mind as to why you did not read the plainly posted instructions on how to use said rod. Please read "HOW TO BRAZE ALUMINUM WITH DURAFIX ROD." Take note that it clearly says to heat the part until the rod flows without the flame. I will allow you to read the rest. And by the way you are using MAPP gas that is a form of acetylene not butane. Some peoples children!!

[syalcin123]

yeeah you can do it, burn brush wood