General question about quality & aluminium brazing

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My project is to make 2 motorcycle mirrors out of 1/8" sheets of 6061 aluminium.There is a backing plate and a face frame frame. I plan to mill 1/16" off of each and use 1/8" glass sandwiched in between.I will mill a block to attach to the back of the mirror and thread it for 3/8" rod to mount to a clamp on the handle bars.I plan to fly cut and polish and then engrave on the mirror.My question is about the aluminium rod with flux, just need a little propane torch to weld with, how strong are these welds?The mirrors have a little heft to them, would the weld hold up over time? What kind of finish/polish would I expect from it?Now I plan to mount the block with screws from the backside. But I would also weld them, just to keep them from vibrating loose over time.I also have enough aluminium in the scrap pile, could start on the head light and tail light. I will need to weld several mounting tabs etc inside the housing that would be hidden.Is that a better use of the rod? or is it just to weak to mess with?just curious what others think of brazing the aluminium that has tried it before.Thanks in advance.
Reply:Unfortunately aluminum brazing doesn't have much strength to it. It's mainly designed for fixing aluminum boat leaks. Here's a video of someone testing aluminum brazed joints.My "collection":Homemade Stick WelderVictor O/A TorchAC 225Ideal Arc 250HF 90 Amp Flux CoreHF Mig 170Solar 2020 Plasma CutterPower i-Mig 140EHarris O/A torchHF Dual Mig 131140STAlpha Tig 200x
Reply:Thanks for the video link, I did google and watched many vids on the actual braising, one guy was repairing some axle housing, his welds looked good, but had my doubt it would last.Anyways I was not finding one on strength and using wrong search terms.GRRRR! I will just have to wait until time comes can purchase the welder.I can still do a lot of prep work I guess.Stuck at home disabled and waiting on social security, but can still play around a few min a day a few days a week.
Reply:Check out some of the TinmanTech stuff. they make some slick products for gas welding and brazing aluminum. I also have an older ALCOA book on brazing alu, ill dig it out.Miller Big 40GMiller HF-251 D High FreqVictor OA Lincoln 135 MigMK 3A CobramaticBridgeport J HeadCronatron OxylanceRadnor ACAG TorchWeldcraft TIG Torches1 blown knee and two 5 Gallon pails away from being a hero.
Reply:Thanks for the replies.I also asked in a motorcycle forum, and got a few replies and also a referral of a very good thread from this forum.Just never know what those bikers are reading nowdays.  :Phttp://weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php...razing-OptionsAnyways I am going to try it and hope for the best,Thanks