Lead welding

teepee

Hi all ,
I want to do a lead welding course anybody know of someone that would show the tricks of the trade , im a roofer and would like to manufacter lead roofing aprons and special flashings . Pms welcomed .

JohnnieK

God your going back a bit there. Plumbers used to do it years ago you might try and google it. A specialist might be found that way. They dont even do it as part of the apprenticeship anymore.

knighted_1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DbamTXhA7c

heinbloed

Isn't lead soldered ?

knighted_1

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=soldering

soldering a type of welding

Billy Bunting

Lead welding is done using Lead, while solder is an alloy of Lead and Tin, with Lead welding you need the same melting points.

heinbloed

From the wikipedia link provided above:

Soldering differs from welding in that the workpieces are not melted.

This is how I understand it as well.

Micky Dolenz

I was on one of the last FAS Plumbing block releases that had to do lead welding and roof flashing.

It was surprisingly easy, cut strips of lead, scrape them clean, fire up the oxy acetylene torch and away you go.

knighted_1

heinbloed wrote: »

From the wikipedia link provided above:



This is how I understand it as well.[/QUOTE

you are confusing yourself

lead is melted together so it's welding ,

copper pipes are not melted ,that's soldering

so lead is welded

Micky Dolenz

Who cares?

We all know what the OP meant.

heinbloed

Thanks!