Brazing expert Dan Kay answers a reader's question about fixturing.

We pick up where we left off last time with the procedure for making brazing paste.

Can I make my own brazing paste by mixing a gel binder with a brazing filler-metal powder, or should I only purchase pre-mixed pastes from filler-metal suppliers?

Brazing expert Dan Kay answers a question about outgassing of brazing paste binders during heating.

Titanium turnings are an excellent “gettering” agent for use in vacuum brazing furnaces.

Dan Kay answers a question about C/C spring fixtures for brazing.

This post concludes our discussion of torch-brazing procedures.

Torch brazing uses the intensely hot flame from a torch to heat up the metals in the joint area, bringing it up to brazing temperature fairly quickly (from just a few seconds to a few minutes maximum) depending on the size and mass of the part being heated.

Torch brazing differs extensively from torch welding. With brazing, the flame should not be oxidizing and should be held much farther from the part than a welding flame would be. The flame for brazing should wrap around the entire joint (if possible) so as to evenly heat the whole joint rather than just a small portion of it.

Another VERY important factor that must be considered in order to produce high-quality torch-brazed joints is that special people with special skills are needed. What do I mean by this?