What is Flux? Flux is a chemical cleaning agent that facilitates soldering, brazing, and welding. It does this by removing oxidation from the metals to be joined. In high-temperature metal joining processes, the primary purpose of…
What is brazing? How to guide: brazing to fix aluminum, cast iron and steel
Brazing is a metal joining process where a metal filler is heated and distributed evenly between two or more close fitting parts. The filler metal, usually bronze or copper, is heated to slightly above it’s melting…
Brazing VS Alumaloy (Aluminum repair rod)
I would like to address and discuss a specific question presented by a customer on our Alumaloy forum recently. “What is the difference between brazing and using Alumaloy on my aluminum repair project?” Please allow me…
How to guide to repairing aluminum products
How easy is it to repair aluminum products with Alumaloy? It really is easy to do repairs with Alumaloy. You can do it with just a few tools and it isn’t complicated. Once you…
My Asian Pear Tree
As many of you may already know, last year I tried my hand at growing for the first time. This year I thought I would try my luck with a fruit tree. I purchased an Asian…
First attempt at growing 2010
Last year I tried my hand at growing a few things and I feel I had some decent success for a newbie…. I planted a variety of herbs, some pepper plants, and 4 blueberry bushes…