Split flask

[jtmattison]

A good friend of mine gave me a couple of old brass flasks and one of them is split on the seam about two inches.
Can anyone tell me how I can fix it?
Soldering came to mind but I don't know how I could do it without messing up the look of the flask.
This is a teardrop shaped flask, not a cylinder.
Thanks in advance.

Huntin

 

[wulf]

I did one...open the split as far as you can and apply flux
then squeeze it shut. Apply soldering iron with solder carefully. very little damage is done the the flask and it is better than it wuz..put in some kitty litter and shake to absorbe what ever flux is in side. Test with water if you like.. Dah,,,dry before adding powder...hope this helps....Wulf.

 

[musketman]

Empty it first... :winking:

Wash out with water and dry before doing this, any powder traces inside could be set off my the soldering iron...

 

I did that once. Pooooofff! pfffffffft. Oh, oh, change the underware! :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:

 

[Xtramad]

I did the exact same thing and had to dig the powder flask out of the plaster wall afterwards. :no:

 

I did the exact same thing and had to dig the powder flask out of the plaster wall afterwards. :no:

Bawwwwwwwwwww-hawwwwwwwwwwwwww. :crackup: :crackup:

Bet we will NEVER do that again!

 

[tg]

"I did that once. Pooooofff! pfffffffft. Oh, oh, change the underware!"

You might try Depends....or just wear your shorts a bit tighter (VBG)

 

[wulf]

Checking the fuel level in a gas tank with a match and applying heat to a powder flask with powder still in it is something that has to be done sometimes before we think ahead..When I was very young jokes were made about the gas tank lesson,,,and that then applyed to everything and in every direction...I thought everybody knew about the gas tank......Hope this explains my not mentioning to empty the flask first...

 

[wulf]

P.S. even if you wash out a gas tank very good...it is still very dangerous to add heat...not so with a flask.

 

[Stumpkiller]

A good friend of mine gave me a couple of old brass flasks

How old? If they're original I wouldn't futz with them. You'll destroy the value.

If it's modern, clean it out well with alcohol and a rag on a stick, let it dry and then tape the outside with masking tap to seal the gap and form a mask and then pour epoxy in and slosh it around to bridge the gap. You can even poke a piece of fiberglass (or a strip cut off a heavy paper grocery bag) to reenforce the seam. (Make sure you don't slop any were the head attaches). After it dries, remove the outside tape.