Flux availability is what I couldn't solve when I thought about soldering my new Campy cables for my Masi. Ended up crimping!
Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Steve Maas Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 10:21 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Cable end finsihing and Holloween!
Can't help you with the latex, but as for soldering stainless steel: you need a different flux, one that is highly acidic. Problem is, such a flux is hard to find. In the past, there were quite a few on the market. I've tried mixing hydrochloric acid (AKA muratic acid) with liquid flux, and it works OK, but not really very well. If anyone has a source of a good flux, I'd like to know, too.
Steve Maas Long Beach, California
Michael Wilkinson wrote:
> But Mike, it is February! Ok, I was about to post a question to the
> list regarding liquid latex supplies for protecting the cotton casing
> sidewalls of my stash of sewups... I had just checked Branford Bike
> who used to carry a product just for this use but it was no longer listed
on their website.
> What to do?
>
> Then I remembered, I bought some liquid latex from a costume store to
> finish off last years "Emergency Room Doctor bitten by a Vampire"
> costume and dug it out. My only concern was it was flesh colored so I
> wasn't to sure if it would look good or just bite :) Anyway, with tan
sidewalls it was perfect.
>
> I have couple of questions. First, where are the cheap sources for
> liquid latex? Second, this has been some frustration for me for
> awhile. When finishing cable ends, I usually solder them instead of
> crimping. But, I have found when dealing with stainless steel, teflon
> coated, slick cables my solder just runs off.
>
> I use flux and with galvanized cables the solder will suck right into
> the cable strands and stick very well.
>
> What am I doing wrong here? Do I need a different solder? Just using
> lead/tin - not sure on percentage.
>
> Mike Wilkinson
> Castle Rock, CO
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