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copper exhaust pipe

Posted: Tue May 16, 2017 1:42 pm
by John Cederstrom
Will regular soldered joints hold up on an exhaust pipe or do they require silver-solder?

John

Re: copper exhaust pipe

Posted: Wed May 17, 2017 6:19 am
by cc-woodboats
I would use silver solder on the exhaust pipe.
it is much stronger and should hold up to the heat and vibration much better than conventional solder.

Re: copper exhaust pipe

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 6:24 pm
by Don Danenberg
Neither,
TIG-WELD Copper is necessary and not all that difficult.

Re: copper exhaust pipe

Posted: Fri May 19, 2017 7:08 pm
by island time
Don I would agree that tig is best and probably better looking too depending on who does it but to answer the question directly, regular old lead solder works just fine.

Re: copper exhaust pipe

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 2:21 am
by John Cederstrom
I appreciate the input. Very helpful.

John C

Re: copper exhaust pipe

Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 8:04 am
by Tightline5
180-195 temp. Lead will fail, been there, done that, silver solder will not, tig is best.