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Title: fields metal
Post by: jim on October 10, 2009, 12:45:28 PM

i've found out about fields metal!!

my grandad used some of this stuff in sixties, i can remember him telling me about this metal they used to fill gaps, he swore it was melted with hot water.
too my shame, i didn't believe him :( :( :(

i've found out about it now, melts at 61 deg, is not soft like lead.

anyone used this stuff?

its £576 +vat a kilo :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

Title: Re: fields metal
Post by: bogstandard on October 10, 2009, 01:56:32 PM

Commonly known in this country as Cerrobend, but not a filler, but an aid to bending, and I think it contains a large amount of antimony.

I used it when working at R-R to help bend up custom SS window frames.

It is now known under another name that you can buy it under, but unfortunately I can't recall what it is.

I can say though, it is nowhere near the price you have quoted.

Bogs

Title: Re: fields metal
Post by: sbwhart on October 10, 2009, 02:06:02 PM

Yes Cerrobend is the stuff, we use to use it to take casts of die forms to check them on a projector.

When I finally get to make  my boiler for my loco I'd like to try making some stainless steel supper heating tubes they need a tight 360 bend that I'll try doing with cerrobend.

Cheers

Stew

Title: Re: fields metal
Post by: Andy on October 10, 2009, 02:08:01 PM

The one I know is called Wood's metal. Info here, along with similar types including Cerrobend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood%27s_metal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood%27s_metal)

Wood's metal available here - http://www.tiranti.co.uk/product.asp?Product=1494 (http://www.tiranti.co.uk/product.asp?Product=1494)

Title: Re: fields metal
Post by: jim on October 10, 2009, 03:56:22 PM

i found it here

http://www.mutr.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=6_473&products_id=1581 (http://www.mutr.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=6_473&products_id=1581)

Title: Re: fields metal
Post by: bogstandard on October 10, 2009, 04:04:26 PM

Thanks for the links lads.

Tiranti, I never thought about them, but should have. I used to use them years ago for silicone mould material.

Looks like I got the formula wrong, but it is for doing exactly the same job as the more expensive one if you are bending tubes etc.


Bogs

Title: Re: fields metal
Post by: PTsideshow on October 11, 2009, 06:50:55 AM

If you go to Mc Master-Carr and look up the cerrobend  they list and sell a number of assorted working temperature alloys of it form the cheap stuff to the exotic.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#cerro-alloys/=40g368 (http://www.mcmaster.com/#cerro-alloys/=40g368)

They list the info on some real low temp alloys.
They don't ship out of the US any more Home land etc. but they will give you the info to find it locally
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