I've got an application where I need strength approaching weld for a
complex joint, but sealing the crack is a bit more im****tant than high
strength. Covering the entire crack really, I should say -- a seal
isn't necessary -- it just has to look good. The application will be a
medium volume production effort, and it will be ongoing. I've got a
JPEG of the kind of joint at the following link on my Web site:
http://www.h2omarkdesign.com/img/weld_or_solder_line.jpg
The joint is highlighted as a green line. I think anyone could see that
welding would be extremely time, energy and money consuming because of
the complexity of the joint, especially as what is shown is only a small
****tion of the total for each assembly to be made, and these assemblies
will be made over and over and over. The length of each straight
section in the joint is somewhere between 3/4" and 1" and the length of
the entire joint can easily be a couple of feet or more . . . the
application will probably entail several varieties of different lengths.
My question: is there a material like some type of solder paste
available that could be squeezed onto the joint line kind of like caulk,
and then melted in an oven or with a torch to form a tight joint? Or a
type of solder wire that's good for hot or cold rolled steel? And if
so, would such a material provide some modi*** of strength? As I said,
it doesn't need to be just terribly strong. Maybe strong enough to
withstand an impact like getting dropped or banged medium hard, but
wouldn't need to bear much weight.
Anybody had any experience with such as this?
Thanks,
Mark 'S****ky' Stapleton
Watermark Design, LLC
Charlotte, NC
www.h2omarkdesign.com
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