DIY simple coffee table 2022
To make such a comfortable and modern table for every case of the master. The design is very simple and uncomplicated. Has a great look and practicality in the collection. Everything is assembled in half a day without much attention. And financial savings had an effect.
It will take
- Aluminum square profile.
- Table top made of wood.
- Specialist. solder for aluminum
From the tool: a table saw for metal, a gas burner, solder for metal, a brush for metal, a file.
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An easy way to braze aluminum
This is the easiest way to braze aluminum imaginable. With it, anyone, at home or in the garage, can easily repair and restore any aluminum products, without any argon welding. You can easily make various designs from aluminum profiles and much more.
Now, in order to solder a radiator or an aluminum bicycle frame, it is not necessary to go to the workshop and give a lot of money, everything can be soldered at home.
With the right approach, soldering is no worse than a welded joint, but certainly more reliable than any cold welding, which is usually used as an alternative.
It will take
- Cored wire for aluminum soldering.
- Gas-burner.
- A gas burner does not have to be professional. A regular nozzle-burner on a gas cylinder is enough, or any other will do.
In more detail, I will talk about the specialized solder that you will need to purchase. This is a tubular solder powder specially designed for soldering aluminum (why powder? — the powder inside the tube). It consists of two components: shell and powder base inside. We will not go into details about the chemical composition, this is useless.
It can be purchased in specialized stores, it is used in car repair shops. The most affordable way for everyone is to buy it on Ali Express — link to solder.
It is inexpensive, I advise you to take the package right away — it will definitely come in handy in life.
Soldering aluminum with a gas torch
We take a profile or parts that need to be welded.
We clean the surface with a metal brush. Alternatively, you can take sandpaper with a large grain. The higher the surface roughness for soldering, the better the bond with the solder will be.
We fix the connection with a clamp or other device. We turn on the gas burner and heat the joint.
We bring tubular solder. It melts and spreads along the seam.
The whole process takes place at approximately 450 degrees Celsius.
The solder has incredible fluidity and flows into any, even the smallest cracks in the metal.
After the distribution of the solder, we warm up the joint a little more so that it is distributed and blurred at the joints of the assembly as much as possible.
Summing up
Personally, when I found out about such a simple and affordable method of soldering, I was incredibly surprised. I think I managed to surprise you too, unless of course you didn’t know about it before.
A few words about reliability. Of course, welding wins, as there is a combination and mixing of structures, but this method is not much inferior. Under the condition of bending the connection, the part itself bends. The solder connection is extremely reliable and is quite capable of withstanding almost any load, as if the connection was cast.
The only thing, if not quite high-quality soldering turned out, is most likely not sufficient heating with a burner. In other cases, everything is kept tightly.
Now it will not be difficult for you to solder a hole in an aluminum pan, make a tank from sheet metal, make a rack from a profile.
Take the method into service and use friends!
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Making a coffee table from an aluminum profile
We preliminarily estimate the dimensions of the future table and make a simple sketch with dimensions on paper. We mark the aluminum profile.
We cut into blanks for the П-shaped frame.
We clean the edges of the blanks with a file. This must be done to ensure reliable soldering.
We fasten the edges of the frame with clamps. First into two rectangles, and then into the general model.
Let’s start soldering. We heat the ends with a gas burner.
We apply solder to the joints. It spreads quickly and makes a strong joint similar to welding.
After cooling, we clean the joints to a flat surface, removing the influx of solder.
We use a finished one-piece or glued from boards as in this case.
We clean and paint.
Paint the frame with spray paint.
We install the countertop, drill the profile.
We attach the tabletop with self-tapping screws.
And the table is ready!
Looks great and modern.
Thanks to the use of an aluminum profile, the table turned out to be very light, durable, stable and reliable.
