Looking for some info. My ships are .60 powered and up. I'm currently using piped K .77's. I have moved to a new pushrod system with molded nylon inserts for the ends. I've always soldered and the only issue I've ever run into there is corrosion after 10 to 20 years due to the flux never being completely gone. With the new pushrod ends I'm concerned that I'll be able to get the pushrod hot enough for a reliable joint without melting the insert. I use PSP welded and bushed control horns - got quite a stash of them - and my system is to use a ball link on the "driving" end and a 90 bend with a soldered washer on the other. Has worked well for me, and helps with the space restrictions encountered in the elevator horn area of the fuselage.
I see posts about using JB Weld on the retainers in lieu of solder with some techniques to give the surfaces some "tooth". Since the ends of my pushrods are already glued in with JB Weld and then wrapped with CF, I'm thinking the JB Weld retainers on the 90's would solve the melting problem.
Does anyone have any direct experience with using JB Weld instead of solder on larger ships and would you say yes or no to continuing the practice?
Thanks in advance,
Chuck