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Originally Posted by SV650rules
Think the biggest I have got is about 75watt, mind you when the radiator on my Vauhall Viva leaked around the top seam I shaped a big lump of copper ( about 50mm x 20mm x 70mm long with a steel rod and wooden file handle ) with a smaller end to fit into the solder channel around top of rad and heated it up with gas stove burner and it did the job beautifully..
Thinking about it that Viva was a right bag of 5h1t ....
Also got a couple of Iroda butane powered soldering iron with several tips and a blowtorch nozzle, useful for heatshrink sleeving. Means you don't need a mains cable and they are about 35 watts ( adjustable ).
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Good story about the Vauxhall Viva!
How about this problem: the header pipe on my 1976 Suzuki Bloop has a couple of pin holes in it where the metal had just worn thin over the years. At the moment they are sealed with a MS sleeve I made, secured with some stainless steel marine type zip ties (about 10mm wide) and lined with exhaust paste (this works just fine - it looks a tad scruffy, but is perhaps in keeping with the bike). The metal is too thin to risk MIG welding, so I'm thinking an old fashioned solder patch might do the job - or perhaps brazing (I have not used brazing for 30 years).
What do you think? It might be a bit of a risk - and I suppose I might just end up having to source a replacement header.
Alan