General welding questions that dont fit in TIG, MIG, Stick, or Certification etc.
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Dusty-Dave
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Does anybody have a suggestion for a home brew stop-off. Since I'm retired taking a little out of the bottle at work isnt an option anymore and I really don't want to pay a hundred a quart for something I'll only use occasionally. I have tried milk of magnesia and could get by with it but thought somebody might have a better solution.
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Dusty-Dave wrote:Does anybody have a suggestion for a home brew stop-off. Since I'm retired taking a little out of the bottle at work isnt an option anymore and I really don't want to pay a hundred a quart for something I'll only use occasionally. I have tried milk of magnesia and could get by with it but thought somebody might have a better solution.
Dusty
"Stop-off".

Is this what we colloquially refer to as a "tinker's dam"? Something to dam up the flow of molten metal? A paste of casting sand (as for the lost-wax process) will serve the purpose.

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Liquid white-out works a treat to stop braze flowing where you don't want it to be.


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Well I need it for brazing and for some flame spray hardface I need to do. I'll give both a try.
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Dusty
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