Always annoying when brush gets dirty so made this little holder today. Pot has been routered out using a trimmer to about 5mm depth. Small length of chrome pipe holds brush when not in use. A hole was drilled with a holesaw the pipe was glued in using hot melt glue gun.
That's a lot of work just to hold the flux in place, you're a person of some detail! Used to use Everflux, now moved to Laco which has a built in brush in the lid
Lovely construction Jit (although maybe too much time on ur hands) Main issue is those rubbish flux brushes. I made same mistake. Every application of flux is full of loose bristles so causes problems Maybe I'm wrong ?
This everflux is a little stiffer almost like a wax and melt in fingertips. May end up using a used toothbrush as need something a bit stiffer than the brush shown.
Tried various fluxes, but I like my La-co, & I cut off the brush in the lid & use a foam brush instead.
Far for me to say but I use and old artists brush - I dont know what the technical name of it is but it is round and the bristles are stiffish and its what I use to put the flux on. I suppose the od of the brush head is what 3/8in or something like that.
You can buy proper brushes, known as acid brushes. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5pcs-Acid...RY-/252767030121?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275 https://www.brownells.co.uk/epages/...Products/00374080001024/SubProducts/080001024
I tried that flux many moons ago Dr Bodge and was never happy with it - but it is all down to the person doing the job, some really like it and would use nothing else, and others would use another make and stand by that.
Done a few joints today. Finding it a bit better than the laco, just need a little. Will be doing some more next week. Planing on putting on a radiator but it arrived with some markings so will be exchanged next week. I had another pot of laco and noticed that it has an expiry date on it. Think my pot got contaminated as used the brush occasionally to go over the joints (bad habit).
Nice on Jit - I saw your pictures of the pipe blown with Everflux. Are you still using the yellow Mapp?
This is where it all becomes interesting Mr K. I could never get on with yellow Mapp when blowing 15/22mm and use red, however above those sizes I use the yellow. Interesting.
Yes you are going in a tad to hot Jit by the looks of things - however the solder has run ok by the looks of things..nothing detrimental m8..all good.
15mm or 22mm alway been yellow mapp, just a few minutes of heat is enough for solder to flow, no aggressive flame & using Fernox Powerflow flux.
Finding the brush isn't very good, need something a lot stiffer. Its probably better to use something else but dont know what??
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