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Braze or Tig? Harry 07-01-2007
Posted by Harry on July 1, 2007, 4:46 pm
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I am making a speed shooting target setup for semi-automatic air rifle. I
am using 16ga steel 3" squares attached to 5ga steel wire. Would you Tig or
Braze the parts together? I know the lead pellets should work harden the
joint so which process will hold up better over the long run?



Posted by mlcorson on July 1, 2007, 5:46 pm
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> I am making a speed shooting target setup for semi-automatic air rifle. I
> am using 16ga steel 3" squares attached to 5ga steel wire. Would you Tig or
> Braze the parts together? I know the lead pellets should work harden the
> joint so which process will hold up better over the long run?

Braze. The brazing alloy will give you excellent tensile strength, and
flow to fill in the "rounds" of the wire.
-Mike


Posted by Martin H. Eastburn on July 1, 2007, 9:56 pm
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Being a target maker I would TIG or MIG it.
Brazing might not stand up under repeated impacts.

Glad you are talking air - I assume that anyway -
Normally air is done in 1/8" or 11 ga. but anything goes out of
the competition arena.

Martin

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Harry wrote:
> I am making a speed shooting target setup for semi-automatic air rifle. I
> am using 16ga steel 3" squares attached to 5ga steel wire. Would you Tig or
> Braze the parts together? I know the lead pellets should work harden the
> joint so which process will hold up better over the long run?
>
>

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Posted by Harry on July 1, 2007, 11:46 pm
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Thanks for your thoughts Martin.



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This is what I am trying to duplicate as far as the target is concerned.
I am troubled that .125 steel would have too much inertia for a co2 rifle to
knock it down? What can you tell me about this? Do you have anything close
to the Crossman target?

Thanks





> Being a target maker I would TIG or MIG it.
> Brazing might not stand up under repeated impacts.
>
> Glad you are talking air - I assume that anyway -
> Normally air is done in 1/8" or 11 ga. but anything goes out of
> the competition arena.
>
> Martin
>
> Martin H. Eastburn
> @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net
> TSRA, Life; NRA LOH & Endowment Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot"s Medal.
> NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder
> IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member.
> http://lufkinced.com/
>
>
> Harry wrote:
>> I am making a speed shooting target setup for semi-automatic air rifle.
>> I am using 16ga steel 3" squares attached to 5ga steel wire. Would you
>> Tig or Braze the parts together? I know the lead pellets should work
>> harden the joint so which process will hold up better over the long run?
>>
>>
>
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Posted by jp2express on July 2, 2007, 10:42 am
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When I was a kiddo, I always used tin cans! :)

"Harry" wrote:
> I am troubled that .125 steel would have too much inertia for a co2 rifle
> to knock it down? What can you tell me about this?
>
> Thanks



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