The website is still available, but there is nothing but a phone number listed. No product of ANY kind.
FWIW,
I reached out to GasGlux. Info below.
Iād guess if enough folks ask, theyāll put 38% on allthingsbrazing.com
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If you want 38% itās already on the menu at Prince & Izant.
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Forgive my ignorance, but is 38% equivalent to Fillet Pro? If so, would Cycle Design flux work well with it? I still have quite a lot of the flux.
Thanks.
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Donāt know much about Fillet Pro, but this thread led me to have a closer look at this topic. It is very disappointing. Many manufacturers do more marketing than information. This information is often incomplete when it comes to standards or temperatures. Much worse, however, is that completely different temperature ranges are specified by different manufacturers for identical compositions. (Thanks for translating, AI!)
For example: Gasflux 38 shall work at 721ā843 Ā°C, Meta-Braze 138 at 650ā720 Ā°C, both are Ag38Cu22Zn17Sn2, both are called ISO Ag138 and AWS BAg-34.
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Update on Cycle Design USA Feb 13, 2025: I talked to Wade Barocsi, the founder and I believe still the owner. He says there is no stock and heās taken the website down. I was unable to get a sense from him of the future of the company.
iām sure anything they packaged and resold was an item already on the menu at the mainstream supply houses.
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What flux do you use with 56 or 50 silver?
Going to order some, thanks so much!
Fernando
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Going to order some, thanks so much!
Fernando
high five
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Maybe someone can contact Superior and see if they could supply an alternative to the Stainless Light flux, if it wasnāt a proprietary Cycle Designs formula ?
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The main product from Cycledesign that I was really happy with was their nickel silver flux. I have much better luck with that than Type B. Either I find a substitute or Iāll have to improve my heat control a lot. I was never a big fan of their fluxes for silver, I just use Harris Safety Silv or Stay Silv because I can get them at the LWS.
I was always under the impression that most of their products were available direct from the manufacturer. Might take a consultation with an applications specialist.
Iām curious as well as I have a lot of Cycle Design flux and only a tiny bit of Fillet Pro left. Iām going to give 38% a try with CD flux.
I also spoke with Wade a few weeks ago on the phone. He was vague about future plans, mentioned he might be willing to offer more Fillet Pro if he had a large enough demand, but by the sound of his voice he didnāt seem too enthusiastic about continuing the business in any way.
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I wonder if the First Hand guy in Portland would pick this up. it would be a loss to just have it go away.
I sent an Email to Superior Flux to ask what they can recommend for a replacement for the Cycle Designs Stainless Light flux. Iāll post what they tell me.
Hey all -
Just an updateā¦ Iāve been in talks with Superior. The flux was not proprietary, and Iām going to pick up production. (Iām working on an exact filler match for FilletPro as well.) Itāll be in the Firsthand shop soon, along with all the good-stuff consumables.
(And hey, if CycleDesign picks back up, Iāll happily bow out, but I didnāt want to let that stuff just die. Easy enough to do. Iāll post again when itās Live.)
-Chris
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This is great news. I just realized Iām down to my last tub of SSL flux! As soon as itās on the store, lemmeno so I can order up!
Thanks!!!
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VBC/Meta-Braze sell to end users in volumes above 1Kg, and presumably also sell direct outside the UK. sales@vbcgroup.com
Iām here in the UK and bought 1Kg (32.25 Troy Oz) of Metabraze 130 (30%Ag) recently for Ā£400 ($515).
All the best,
Dan Chambers
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Thatās great news. Thanks Chris!