Filling holes in castings

[billd]

I have a Reeves butt plate with a sand or air hole in it.  I filled it with both silver solder and brazing rod.  Both are a different color. Is there a different alloy brazing rod I can buy that will match the color better? Or something else?

Thanks,
Bill

[Acer Saccharum]

If you have a piece of Reaves you can cut off from somewhere, a guard, a sprue, you can make it into a rivet. Drill out the offending area, and rivet the Reaves brass into place. You don't need solder as it's a mechanical fit.

Reaves uses an alloy with a lot of zinc. Ventilate well if brazing.

[bluenoser]

When filing castings, I try to save the filings for just this type of repair.

Thanks for the tip regarding zinc content!

Laurie

[tallbear]

Bill
A lot of original rifles have sand pits showing.The old masters didn't seem as concerned with them as we are in the 21st century.

Mitch

[jwh1947]

Acer's got it.  By putting a round dowel-shaped piece of scrap in a perfectly cut hole, one can pound it in with a ball peen hammer and anvil.  No heat needed for such a small piece.  Fit is, as he says, purely mechanical, and it is not going anywhere.  Same procedure works with filling old screw holes in iron or softer steels.