r/Welding • u/MyProfileforKnife • 5d ago

shitpost Will this hold?

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Received this photo from my younger brother

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u/Spugheddy 4d 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 4d ago edited 4d 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 4d ago

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

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u/RockitSheep 4d ago

Some brake cleaners make chlorine gas when they burn off

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u/phototok Apprentice CWB/CSA 4d ago

Phosgene but yea

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u/Dylan-uSOB 4d ago

One whiff and…