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tmuir

Wilescos can you fix them?

There is a Wilesco that is still cheap on ebay OZ that needs some work.
The steam pipe has been removed from the boiler which would possibly need soldering to fix it.
Has anyone ever tried soldering on a Wilesco boiler?
If this stays cheap I may buy it to have a go at a Wilesco as I dont mind the look at this one as long as its repaireable without buying a new boiler.
Here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISA...em=330074140468&rd=1&rd=1
Mamodman123

I don't think you can solder to the plating Tmuir, you'll have to get it back to brass or it won't solder! Thats why I can't understand why they plated them
tmuir

A bit of brassing is ok if I get it cheap and can make it work...
Mamodman123

tmuir wrote:
A bit of brassing is ok if I get it cheap and can make it work...


Yeah, you might aswell buy one thats not broken though .
SPOKESMAN

I think thats doable, whistles are easy to obtain, the o'governor' is just for show really. If the parts are clean well they should bond.
tmuir

I'll keep an eye on it and place a low bid, if I get it good, if not its ok too.
MooseMan

I've soldered to plated stuff, no bother. Just make sure it's very clean and give the join the once over with a bit of wet 'n' dry, just to give it a key, and use a good flux.
Mamodman123

MooseMan wrote:
I've soldered to plated stuff, no bother. Just make sure it's very clean and give the join the once over with a bit of wet 'n' dry, just to give it a key, and use a good flux.


You mean remove the plating around the join?
sparky

yes same here, well not me i got my nans next door neighboor when i wasnt to good at soildering to do it, he came back and i was all done

of my wilesco roller, the pipe which goes to the pistons assembly, there became a whole wilesco patched it up the first time and the second time they said know so my nans next door neighboor done it!
MooseMan

Mamodman123 wrote:

You mean remove the plating around the join?


Nah, no need to take it back that far....the solder will be drawn into the join anyway, and that won't be plated.
tmuir

MooseMan wrote:
Mamodman123 wrote:

You mean remove the plating around the join?


Nah, no need to take it back that far....the solder will be drawn into the join anyway, and that won't be plated.


Good to know.
Thanks
Mamodman123

sparky wrote:
yes same here, well not me i got my nans next door neighboor when i wasnt to good at soildering to do it, he came back and i was all done

of my wilesco roller, the pipe which goes to the pistons assembly, there became a whole wilesco patched it up the first time and the second time they said know so my nans next door neighboor done it!


So you sent it off to Wilesco, they "fixed it" and it broke again?
Wallace

I think I remember when you had those woes sparky.

I really didn't think you could solder to plating either MM.

But there you go. Learnt something
Mamodman123

Wallace wrote:
I think I remember when you had those woes sparky.

I really didn't think you could solder to plating either MM.

But there you go. Learnt something


I think Erik did it when his Wilesco blew a pipe running on meths... so it must be do-able!

I'd rather solder it to brass though, maybe just take a small circle of plating off around the hole just for that exra peace of mind
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