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Early Aviation
Discuss World War I and the early years of aviation thru 1934.
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Soldering DML metal.....
rolf
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Posted: Monday, July 23, 2007 - 01:33 PM UTC
O.K. I have soldered P.E. before and have never had a problem until now. I am working in a DML Dr. I and am having the hardest time soldering the gun barrel jackets. I have annealed them to bend easier, then cleaned them with a file, put some flux on and nothing. The solder just will not attach to the metal. It just balls up and falls off. Any tips? Thanks.

Roy
JackFlash
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Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 03:19 AM UTC
Greetings Roy;

No need to solder them. The DML / Dragon items are meant only to anneal
MerlinV
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Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 10:30 AM UTC
Roy,
The etch that DML WWI kits come with are actually stainless. Very difficult to solder.

Cheers,

Hugh
rolf
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Posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 - 06:11 PM UTC
That would pretty much answer my question. Stainless steel. O.K. I guess its up to the super glue to hold them round. Thanks guys.

Roy
JackFlash
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Posted: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 - 07:29 AM UTC
Actually the bending around the dowel and rolling the whole affair over a flat surface is what will holds the seam. Cyano-glue just seals it from accidental bending while handling.
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