Another solder-less up stand

Little overhang with standing seam.

Sweeps on the up stands, we could have used pinch seams but went with the sweep for look.

#nosolder

K thx for the heads up!

i got ur email, now that post before somebody hacks you!

Thanks Brandon good to hear from you!@

Im standing and clapping my brother!! Respect!

Tinner those are nice. i used to have some seaming blocks that were a seaming iron with the U handle cut off and a little handle welded on. useful to get in those tight corners

I use a wide assortment of flat-bars for some of that, . They vary from 3" long to 'whatever' I need. Most are 3/8" to 1/2" thick.

A recent client also made me a Tinner's Spoon out of 3/16" SS.

Some of those he has would be great too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dli0ZdYjCkQ&feature=youtu.be

That video blew me away.

Well maybe it was the 28 degree temps w/ 25mph winds, but regardless, I'm amazed.

That last link doesn't come up for me but repost it; I'm curious now. Clearly misunderstood what you were looking for. I've got a coffee table you'd like to see. It was made for me by a locally famous (and internationally known if not famous) wood sculptor. Clads portions with copper. Doesn't solder anything, and although he doesn't utilize the complicated folds you are using, I find his work quite beautiful. I'll take a couple of pictures for your gratification and post them later.

I'm looking for antique irons for this kind of work:

http://youtu.be/dli0ZdYjCkQ

Eric I thought you were talking about irons like this: http://www.roofing-tools.com/stubai-cobble-c2x9251607

I used to pick up old soldering coppers like that when I DID solder, but I used an express torch for the rare occasions I do have to solder.

These are all done with a filet seam and double lock, no solder.

This is what I got right now on a site for new, a Craigslist site, and eBay:

https://www.guttersupply.com/p-soldering-tool-kit-hand-irons.gstml

http://monterey.craigslist.org/tls/4759151879.html

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=soldering+irons&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsheet+metal+soldering+irons.TRS0&_nkw=sheet+metal+soldering+irons&_sacat=0

The ebay site was bulky so I refined the search with sheet metal soldering irons and several deals came up. Cheap.

I'll see what I can find this weekend. I'll also check with an associate who spotted a ton of them for me. Can you use Craigslist from where you are? We pick up great stuff there, too. It may be one of those things you can get day in/day out until you just happen to need one right now... I'll try to post something for you in the next day or two.

I got two hammer-style hand irons as well, not used and requiring my own handles, from a gutter supply place. I love those and use them often also. I'll look up a link for them, too. Can't do anything more tonight.

Copperman: that method is awesome for new const.

If you have to lay the pan to the sheeting though without a build-out, a sweep seam or a pinched seam can carry the double lock through the tranny without solder or sealant.

Eric: where were you looking on ebay, I'm striking out. maybe the antique dealers call it something else

Just magnificent. I remember these pics from long ago. Actually, I have copies of them in one of my better-practices files (which I would never use without your permission except for my own perusal.)

By the way, X, you can get all kinds of irons, used irons, every shape and size on eBay. At least you could not long ago. I think I paid fifty bucks for about twenty of them a year ago. Somebody's grandpa's stuff. Really first-rate pieces. They're beautiful in their own right even if you never, ever use them for production. Some of them were obviously ground into some very strange shapes to get into some very tricky corners. fwiw.

This is how I do it. Takes a little set up but is worth the effort