Sheet Metal is Fun! Soldering from the Heart!
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- čas přidán 15. 01. 2024
- Solder is used to bond metal pieces together and when applied properly can make your workpiece watertight. In this video lesson I want to introduce a few of the useful applications and techniques I have learned throughout my career. I hope you will try your hand at this project or at least have a better understanding of how to solder. Please let me know if you have any questions. I will be happy to assist you along your journey.
The method in which I made this box is customizable to whatever size or shape you are wanting to fabricate. The objective of this video is encourage creativity, layout of your design, becoming more proficient with the tools you have on hand, and learning new techniques to achieve your project needs.
The more you know the farther you go!
If you make any of the projects we feature in our video lessons we would love to see them. Send us your photos to our email address:
sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
We will be featuring the photos in one of our CZcams videos and adding them to our Fabulous Fabricators scrapbook.
Thank you for hanging out with us on Sheet Metal is Fun!!!
Ken the Sheet Metal Dude and Stacy!!
I really look forward to your videos Ken! Your attention to detail, teaching skill, and demeanor are fantastic! PLUS... I get a good chuckle several times throughout. Now I'm going to bake some cookies!
I❤️ your attitude. Now where's that cookie dough....... thanks for spending time with us. The jokes are the spoonful of sugar.
I can take your word for it that everything you teach is 100% truthful! NOT LIKE so many of the multitudes of CZcams weekend warriors!
I teach you what I know to be true after doing this work for over 40 years. If you follow these lessons, you will know things that can improve your life. That's why we are doing this. I started this business from scratch 28 years ago ,and I have learned a lot of hard lessons. Take advantage of the opportunity here and let me know which of our lessons had the most surprises. I want you to succeed in life.. thanks for hanging out with us.
Ken, you are too much. I've been watching as many of your videos as I can, and I must say I have not been bored a moment. I will give it a try. I am short on money but I know where I can get all the material I need to start. Scribes comes from old screwdriver and a break is easy to make. I believe I can do it. I see old refrigerator going to the scrap yard all the time. All those flat panels already painted. What a start! Sell some of the works, then buy all the tooling I need. Thank you and God bless you and your wife, she is a special person to come out in you shop. You are a very lucky man. Again THANK YOU AND YOURS!!!
First off, yes, my sweet wife of 21 years is awesome! She and I began this labor of love in an effort to challenge the curious.
This is a great time to become more capable and self-reliant. Pick a project that you can accomplish in a brief amount of time for your first effort. Then, build complexity into your future projects. This approach will prevent you from being discouraged or overwhelmed.
Challenge yourself, and you will be rewarded. We are glad you found us. Send us a pic of your accomplishment sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com we would love to add you to our fabulous fabricators book. Thank you
Nice job - Thanks for sharing this!
I just finished repairing a big copper sheet metal weathervane using some of your techniques. Talk about heat spreading fast and melting nearby solder - Yipes! This was a fullbody sailboat design, so it was hard to join along the hull edge to the deck of the boat (sort of an outside corner joint). The solution was to use small "hog rings" as a series of tiny clamps to keep things in position. Tedious but fun! Subscribed!
That copper is a go getter when it comes to heat transfer. I'm glad you found application in our lessons. We are glad that you found us. Thank you for your time and encouragement.
I like these old school simple channels💪
It's almost pre- historic here. But what a great time to become more capable and self-reliant. Thanks for hanging out with us
Your videos are very relaxing to watch.
Most of the stuff you show I now know already, but I remember very well just 6-7 years ago, these videos would have been binge watched and I would have gained so much knowledge.
You have great content for a younger or more inexperienced audience starting out. You convey so much basic information (I mean this as a compliment, not sure how to describe it otherwise), that anyone watching is brought along and doesn't feel like they need years of experience to follow all the abbreviations and terminology.
If I had kids, I'd 100% watch your vids with them. You always preach safety and proper tool usage.
In the video where you made the box, you kept talking about not poking with the screwdriver in a way where you could slip and hurt yourself. At this point we all know that, but I know I went through my fair share of bandages before I kept doing that very same mistake. So anyways, thank you for being such a kind hearted person and delivering such Bob Ross'esque sheet metal knowledge to a broad audience!
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Well, thank you very much. That's very kind of you. We share because we hope to teach a new thought to any open-minded seeker. This is a labor of love, and we hope that is clear to our viewers. We dream of becoming a curriculum to some young people looking for a rewarding career or direction . Wouldn't that be awesome! Thanks for your encouragement and time, we appreciate you.
Just discovered the channel; I'm impressed with the tutorials! Watching all episodes. Thank you for the videos!
That's awesome! We are glad you found us. Let me know which lesson has the surprises. We are glad to have you along for the ride. Thanks for hanging out with us.
Great lesson!!!!❤❤❤ Great video production/filming!! Liked the quick jest “heart attack” when clamping….lol
Thanks Chuck. We are still having fun over here. We are glad you enjoyed the lesson.
Your method using snippets of solder reminds me of "the Luminary Shoppe", except he was using a very fine gas flame to make brass frames for bevelled glass lantern faces.
Thank you for sharing your skills.
I'm glad to share with you. Thanks for spending time with us and finding value in our lessons.
Very nice tutorial. Thank you for teaching us to solder sheet metal.
You are very welcome. Thank you.
Awesome! If i may suggest a video on making the old school miners style lunchbox that tradesman of the past carried would be great!
Alright, I like that. I'll put that in my list of projects. Thanks for hanging out with us and I appreciate your suggestion.
An hour well spent! Thanks for sharing.
We are so glad you're picking up what we're putting down
(to quote my dad) becoming more capable and confident is a wonderful endeavor. We appreciate your time. Thanks for watching.
Didn’t expect soldering. Awesome and will be beneficial for some projects. Thanks.
I’m thinking a little baking soda in the water bottle would help neutralize the acid.
First of all, thank you and you are welcome. Secondly, Good idea on the baking soda.
I didn't make one of your exact project, Ken, but I did make a simple drawer for keeping small welding supplies in my welding trolley. Thanks for all the tips and tricks. All the best from Manchester, England.
If our lessons helped you on your project, send us a pic sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
We would love to see it. Thanks for hanging out with us.
Ken, I had to let you know how much I enjoy your videos! I’ve picked up so many tips and tricks from you! Your teaching style and demeanor are very enjoyable. Thank you for sharing your talent to the world! I’m a mechanic, and usually pop onto CZcams to watch automotive content. Thankfully I stumbled upon your channel, and now can’t wait to play with some sheet metal!
I'm glad to share. The fact that you are a mechanic and you still continue to grow and learn says great things about you. We are glad you found us. I'll do what I can do, you do what you can do, and let's make a difference together. Be sure to send us a pic of your sheet metal project
sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
Thanks for hanging out with us.
Really enjoying your videos, just subscribed keep it going.
Thanks for coming along for the ride on the sheet metal bus. This lesson had a lot in it. We hope we can challenge you.
5:20 Acid brushes make sense now. ❤ Happy New Year.
Plumbers call lead free soldier "95-5"
A 5 pound spool has .5% or .05% silver. Silverloy.
Safety-Silv is brazing rod with 45-56% silver.
Very expensive and the "flux" looks like chunks of white sugar when it dries out.❤
You know your stuff. I know the lead free stuff aint cheap. Thanks for your time.
Love all the vids. Learning something new with each one. Adding to my skill set. Thanks, Ken. Joel (Boston, MA)
Thanks for finding value in our efforts. Becoming more capable and self-reliant is a rewarding pursuit. We are having fun sharing and learning along with you. You keep watching, we'll keep making them. We appreciate your time and encouragement.
Heart shaped box is Nirvana 💯
The heart shaped box is pretty sweet ,but I'm not sure I'd call it nirvana.
👍👍👍 Excellent tutorial. Thanks Ken
Glad you enjoyed it. We are glad you found us. Thanks
i made a two peice soldiewrd box for my mom when was about 12 or 13 years old foor valentines day more than fifty years ago.
I hope this lesson brought some fond memories for you. We appreciate your time. Thanks
extremely well made and very very helpful thank you ken
Glad you enjoyed it! There was a lot to digest in this lesson. Thanks for spending your time with us. If you make one, send us a pic sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
Hey Ken. I am so glad I found your videos. You and your wife are doing an awesome job. I was going to start a new hobby doing metal shaping, but I have decided to just start with sheet metal projects from your channel. Keep up the great work. You have a fan from Cranbrook, BC, Canada.
We are glad you found us. We are having fun sharing and learning along with you. If you make something from our lessons, please send us a pic and we'll put it in our fabulous fabricators note book. We appreciate your time and encouragement sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
Thanks for hanging out with us.
Awesome Vid Great Project Very Well Explained Love Your Vids Have Learned Alot from them Thanks Very Much for Sharing
You are the reason we make these lessons. We want to encourage people to become more capable, aware, and self-reliant. We are glad you found us and that you enjoyed your time with us . We appreciate your time and encouragement. Thank you
My husband loves to watch your videos he was making a tool box in the living room , outside is 20 degrees in Fort Worth Texas. Blessings 5:43 wanted to attach a video of him working on it but don't know where to send it 😂.
We would love to see the video. Send it to sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com. your husband sounds like a keeper. 😄
Thanks for that Ken, and thank you to the camera lady for getting right in on those action shots.
That was just what I was after, all mysteries are now solved😉. I might even nip off and do a couple of these for valentines and a bit of kudos, lord knows I need it.
I can't help but wonder though, did you get to wash your shirt every evening? Just asking!
Nice idea about the pastry cutter, I'm going to make some of those but in exotic shapes to sell in our community craft store just for fun.
Take it easy youth, catch up on the next instalment, best regards, Matt
Mystery solving is what I do. But also dad jokes and sheet metal. I don't remember if I washed the shirt every day. I'll try to ask myself next time I have that dream. My wife and I are glad to have you along for the ride. Be sure to send us a photo of your cookie cutters. Have fun and let's keep learning together. Thanks for watching sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
00:15 Nirvana makes sense. ❤
It's a rare day when Nirvana makes sense.
Brilliant episode as always. Two questions
1. How do you clean up the edges / seems especially on the inisde faces?
2. Alternative for muriatic acid? (In UK anything stronger than vinegar is strongly controlled 😢
If you can find liquid soldering Flux, it's a reasonable substitute. To clean up the edges, I use a damp cotton rag , and wipe the excess solder off while in its molten state. So if the project is complete, you must use your soldering iron to re- heat the solder. Use caution. Let me know if this helps. Good question.
Awesome.lol
Thanks .I'm glad you enjoyed it
Great video. Any chance you want to show us how to make a feed scoop?
I'm game. Send me a pic sheetmetalisfun@yahoo.com
If it looks like a winner, we might take a crack at it.
i wish you would have talked more about the different solders that are available and which one to use on different metals, like when to use flux core or solid, when to use the acid or could you have used a flux instead of the acid.
50 50 (tin lead) is the old stand by, all around solder. Tin adds hardness lead is softness. Old body shops use 60 40. Muratic acid is swimming pool acid and works best on galvanized. I've never used Flux core, so do a little research on that one. Flux is better on copper and stainless. Lead free doesn't flow out as well, but it's better for humans and the environment. An iron is better on flat stock, but a torch should be used on copper pipes. Let me know if this helps
Good questions. Thanks for watching
fun stuff and great info. thanks Ken. would you ever post a video of aluminum work with soldering? cheers.
Aluminum soldering is best done with a torch, and it is very cantankerous. We turn it down 100 % of the time. I've been welding for 55 years and it's fingers crossed every time still. We appreciate your time watching.
had recent success with Blue Demon BDTP-125-01T Triple Play Low Temp Aluminum-Zinc Brazing Rod. my only prep work was isopropyl alcohol and stainless wire brush. wondering if an acid would help prep also.@@kengodfrey1956
few day ago almost stop in there
You are welcome stop in and say hi.
I was thinking cookie cutter, cookie cutter. LOL Very nice video. I have always been curious about how easy or difficult it would be to solder something together like that. Now I know. Cool Beans!! I have learned some interesting (and fun) stuff from watching you work on this channel.
I have a couple of questions, though. When working with galvanized metal, we are taught about the perils of inadequate ventilation and the harmful vapors when welding or grinding that material. Do those concerns apply when applying the acid to the project in this case?
A lot of my projects involve using a dedicated soldering iron to melt holes in webbing during the assembly of a project. The fumes are rather nasty and supposedly bad for ya.
Maybe a good project down the road would be to demonstrate how to build a small portable fume hood/extractor to have for projects like this? Just an idea.
I noticed your acid brush kept rolling off your spray can lid. You can put a notch on the rim in a quick minute to solve that issue. No roll, no mo. :-)
Thanks for all your great content.
Lots of questions. That's good. Here we go. Never weld galvanized. Grinding and soldering are inherently risky. Use caution and ventilation. I should have mentioned ventilation on our soldering lesson. Good catch. I have to send this so I can read the rest of your question
We use a portable dust collector when we are in an enclosed area. It's on wheels and generally used by wood shops. Our shop is so drafty, small projects generally don't require much ventilation. Good idea on the paint can lid notch. Thanks for watching and commenting.
HVAC sheet metal tech here… Wiss snips are the gold standard in my opinion. Greens come out nearly 5% of the time…. offsets are a luxury and only to be used 100% appropriately as they cost more
Started watching to see your approach and technique and stayed for your years of experience and great expansions of why things should be done the way the should be done
I switched to the wiss offsets for a metal roofing job in 88 and never went back.
I'm glad to have you along with us. I've been a shop man, an installer, a detailer an estimator and an owner . All that have given
All that has given me a real insight on how things are done best. And I am glad to share with you.
Speaking of snips there's a question I'd like to ask: some video ago, Ken said that red and yellow cut the same way, so is there a reason why I should buy both? I'm an absolute beginner and bought only a yellow and a green, offset.
I need to make a small tray which will hang on the edge of my grinding table to hold water, I will be using your method of hand bending it. I am making this from stainless steel and want to solder the seals to seal it what flux and solder is best. Just a side note thank you for some very informative videos. Would it have been better to put something onder the hold down grips to prevent denting the bottom of the heart box. Again thank you for the videos
Good eye on the dent. When soldering stainless, you got to use liquid soldering Flux. Use solid core lead if you can get it. It flows better on stainless . Thanks for hanging out with us. Let me know if that answers your question.
@@kengodfrey1956 Thank you I will let you know how I get on. That is when I have inished small project I am working on.
Thanks for the content.
Keep up the good work.
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This is a labor of love for my wife and I. We are delighted that you find value in our efforts. You are welcome.
@@kengodfrey1956 When I went to the store and asked to buy some of those cans of 'Sheet Metal is Fun' drink, they just looked at me like I'm nuts or something!
@KelikakuCoutin just cause they don't have it, that doesn't n mean you aint nuts. Just saying.
Do you have any suggestions as to best types of flux to use. I been trying to solder a tubeless tire air valve into a empty spray paint can and no matter what I try it just won't bond. Not sure what type of metal it is made of. You make this look so easy. Great video.
Most Schrader valves are brass or stainless. Make sure your Flux lists both on its label. If you're using a torch, use paste. If you're using an iron, use liquid
Let me know how that works. Thanks for watching
Is flux the same thing as muriatic acid? Or visa versa? Could I use your acid/lead free solder to join to pieces of steel wire together perpendicular to each other?
Flux is better for copper and stainless steel.Muratic acid works best for galvanized. Solder is only a surface adhesion, so it is insufficient when applied to a small area such as wire. Plus, the wire requires a greater heat source due to its density. Good questions. Let me know if this answers your questions. Thanks for asking
I missed the part where you used the sal ammoniac. How do I remember that from my 1961 shop class? Great project! Thanks.
I didn't show the Sal ammoniac. I will include it in the next solder related lesson. Funny how our brains decide what to keep and what to throw away isn't it .thanks for learning along with us.
That clicking sound you hear is me Googling the term, sal ammoniac. LOL Learned something else new today.
nice work Ken. I can't believe how well you and the camera lady(wife) work together. Me and my wife would be spending more time editing than it took you to complete the project. But I have a question. Is there any way to clean up the excess solder ? It doesn't seem to be a problem on the inside of a project only on the outside. It seemed to take away the nice look on the outside of your tool bin. Could it be lightly sanded or would that rmove all the solder ? just wondering, thanks
We re- heat the solder and quickly wipe it off with a moisture cotton cloth. My wife and I have run this fabrication,welding, and installation business for over twenty years. 95% of time without any employees. She welds, fabricates, carries heavy and hot stuff , digs holes when we install our wrought iron fences and gates, and the list never ends. Then she does the bookkeeping and accounting too. She's amazing.
@@kengodfrey1956 Does she have a sister? LOL
Will a soldered connection hold as securely as a riveted connection?
If you get good adhesion, a soldered joint is very robust. Let me know if that helps.
Ken, what do you think is the thickest sheet metal that can be soldered (capillary action)? at what thickness do you need to use other methods (brazing, welding?)
Depends on the weight of your soldering iron, but 20 ga. Is usually the limit. Welding 20 gauge requires a very tight joint. Welding is best , starting at 18 ga. We usually save brazing for cast iron . Remember, brazing is not welding, it's only a surface adhesion. It doesn't require or allow the material to become molten, so it's not a structural, full penetration weld. Let me know if that helps. Thanks for watching and asking questions.
thanks Ken. yes that helps. also, the muriatic acid works for galvanized sheet, and acts like a flux (if I understand correctly). but what if I am using galvanealed sheet metal. such as jet kote. do I need to grind off the coating first before I try to solder it? (say 24 gauge). and in that case, would muriatic acid work, or should I use a flux when soldering? what kind of flux? @@kengodfrey1956
@@markdeitchman8938 you gotta get that coating off. We use muratic acid and maroon scotch brite.
thanks Ken. really appreciate your channel. @@kengodfrey1956
Does the same thing work with raw steel sheet metal?
Solder is only a surface adhesion process. The surface must be smooth for the proper transfer of heat, and it must be clean of any oxides. That's what the acid does. The metal must also be thin enough to quickly absorb the heat from the iron. Let me know if this answers your question. Thanks
Awesome videos. Love the lessons.
We're having fun making them, and you're having fun watching them. That's a winna winna! Thanks for hanging out with us
I would think that plumber's flux in place of the muriatic acid would be appropriate? Is there any need to neutralize the acid after soldering? Say with a baking soda solution, for example? Also, it may not be a good idea to breathe the fumes that come off the project when soldering.
Acid outperforms Flux on galvanized. Muratic acid is neutralized by water. You are right about ventilation. Our shop is so drafty It's not an issue. But you are right, I will mention that on our next soldering lesson. Thanks for watching. We appreciate your time.
@@kengodfrey1956 Thank me? No! Thank YOU! 👍
New to the channel… who’s the camera person?
My sweetheart wife of 21 years. She's awesome
to your knowledge, has anyone ever repaired a fuel tank with this method? thanks again.
Soldering is a good method on fuel tanks if the tank is galvanized. You cannot bridge a gap with solder. You must have a lap seam which provides the solder to place to laminate . The metal must be very clean or the solder will nor adhere. Good question. Let me know if this helps.
it absolutely does help Ken. thank you. good to know what can, and can't be done when considering fuel tank repair.@@kengodfrey1956
lol "Stainless steel toothbrush." NOBODY is using a stainless steel brush on their teeth.
You obviously never met my uncle L J. That's how he got the nickname roofless toofless. It's a long story. I'm sorry I brought it up.
if i used a tool wrong my dadd would kick my butt.
Did your dad have a brother named my dad? It was the school of hard knocks where I learned my early lessons. He made sure I became a good human though. I miss him.
In English there is the letter "L". Funny that American English doesnt use it in the word soLder.
We use it in soldier but not solder. I flunked English any how. If they had asked me, there would be no k in knife or g in gnat. What's your favorite silly word?