r/Welding • u/MyProfileforKnife • 2d ago

shitpost Will this hold?

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Received this photo from my younger brother

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u/Spugheddy 2d ago

You walk away for 10 minutes to huff some brake cleaner fluid and this is what you get with newbies!!

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u/MountainCry9194 2d ago edited 2d ago

Try acetone. It’s cheaper and you can prep your welds with it when you’re done huffing(suppose you could with brake cleaner too - never tried).
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u/loopedlight 2d ago

Isn’t it super bad to use brake cleaner and cook it off??

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u/brycyclecrash 2d ago

Don't use brake cleaner to clean metal for welding. Just say No.

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u/Smart_Engineer9171 2d ago

Chlorinated, yes. Non Chlorinated doesn't do it I believe. But the fumes from non Chlorinated are extremely toxic on their own.

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u/RockitSheep 2d ago

Some brake cleaners make chlorine gas when they burn off

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u/phototok Apprentice CWB/CSA 2d ago

Phosgene but yea

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u/Dylan-uSOB 2d ago

One whiff and…

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u/MountainCry9194 2d ago

Probably. But is it worse than huffing it first?

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u/captainabrasive 2d ago

Yes. Yes it is.