Rate me solder join. (this is towel rack made outta of coppa')

Rate me solder join. (this is towel rack made outta of coppa')

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That looks like shit you fucking piece of shit.

Also post ur /diy/ creations

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Looks like brass to me

Why don't Americans use these or even the ones where you tighten a "pearl" with a nut, no need to work with a flame

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I know. It all started good (bottom of brass? bronce? fitting). Because I cleaned it good.
Other - not so good, I was relying on flux cleaning shit (I was too lazy to clean the pipe) and it didn't work

This is stupid. It didn't need to be water tight, you could have used almost no solder and had a much cleaner result. When it has to hold pressure and isn't in view then you always fill the joint 120% but if you are trying to make something decorative then you can just put barely anything in there and have it look amazing. A single joint in your first picture look suitable for an artistic piece, the rest look like the joints hidden in the floors of my house.

Just my opinion.

And i just noticed that you didn't even fasten it to the wall with the flange pieces that are available for this. Holy shit it doesn't even look like you chamfered your holes, you just dropped a zinc countersunk screw into a plain old hole drilled in pipe.

Did you at least find a stud in the wall or is someone going to get killed by this someday?

tackweld

scrape and paint that wall you mongo fuck

Torch is, idk, $15. Press tool is way more expensive.
Copper/brass fittings are cheap. Press-fittings with rubber gaskets are more expensive.
Torch is universal tool. (Bolt suck? Torch. Heat shrink? Torch. Solder wires? Torch. Wasp nest? Torch.) And crimp tool is only for plumbing.
Literally makes to sense for homeowner to own a press-tool.
I agree. I just wanted to be sure it is strong. And it is strong, it holds my weight.
I will try to fix it with fluxed rug and finger.
>flanges
I don't have flanges in my shithole. Just like 90% of fittings. You have Tee, you have 45, you have 90, and you have threads and unions. That is it.
>chamfer
They are chamfered. I should have flattened a pipe though.
>Did you at least find a stud in the wall or is someone going to get killed by this someday?
Yes, I screwed this into stud.
I patched holes from previous chinkshit rusty towel rack, and joint compound is still drying.

I think we're seeing where user rubbed the brass against the wall and it drew all over like a pencil.

This is what we see when americunts are stuck at home and they suddenly think that they are handymen/craftmasters.

I'm pretty sure no matter how good you solder that fitting, it's gonna leak from the screw going through the pipe

Not american, Russian that is bored in latin shithole.
Also I need to practice on something, before I replace shitty rotten plastic pipes with copper.

As a plumber who solders at a daily basis (we use copper press too) Im ashamed of your solder job

You have access to a wax buffer like you'd use on a car? Polish this bitch with a cotton pad and a chocolate bar and then handle it with your bare hands as much as possible and it would look pro.

And the chamfers just need to be punched in a tiny bit so the edges of the screw head don't stick out so far.

What about bottom joint?
Ignore the top (I didn't see what I was doing + I skipped the prep)

Also from Scandinavia

Practice is good

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I never prep, no need with copper, only if its dirty as hell, then just scrape the copper up, i use flux for soldering iron and shit like that but never at work.
Bottom looks better of you just want it to look nice

I think I didn't put enough flux (because I didn't have enough of it), and this combined with a bit oxidized pipe resulted in unpredictable behavior of solder.

Are you,seriously,taking the piss?!
What with soldered joints being ‘made’ via capillary action,can’t figure out how you fucked up the top/upper joint so bad.
Fucking hell.
>>Gas engineer here.

user,why the fuck have you got a fucking screw screwed through your copper (left hand side at bottom of image)?

>that screw through the pipe
This thread is troll
Also
>op screwed up

Average DIY quality. Practice heat control and technique.

Use a file to get the worst away, then heat it up again, let it melt until looks nice, you're done

Rule No.1 Emsure you have the correct/right amount of material(s) for the job/work in hand.

user made a towel rack. The screw is not going to cause leaks. People are judging this as if it was plumbing, not art.

Seriously polish this thing

You never prep...what are you, a fucking mexican?

It's junk and leaks

Because he dont heat it up enough

Looks like shit like most DIY projects. Go buy a fucking towel rack.

I'm sure your solder joints don't leak. Asshole