M MoreWellie Member Messages 1,778 Location Bedfordshire, UK Feb 1, 2016 #1 of no financial value but some sentimental this duck has broken from its mountings not being a stick man I am wondering if there is any way to mig cast iron to steel so that I can add a new bracket to the back Ever the optimist...
of no financial value but some sentimental this duck has broken from its mountings not being a stick man I am wondering if there is any way to mig cast iron to steel so that I can add a new bracket to the back Ever the optimist...
Windy Miller Semi-Professional Potterer! Messages 3,512 Location North Kent, UK Feb 1, 2016 #2 I'd braze it...
T TechnicAl Banned Messages 8,981 Location Rotherham Feb 1, 2016 #3 try it using mild steel..........it wont really do it any harm will it
pedrobedro Man at Matalan Messages 12,751 Location CX near Chesterfield Feb 1, 2016 #4 Don't hang anything heavy or stand underneath it, you should be good.
M MoreWellie Member Messages 1,778 Location Bedfordshire, UK Feb 1, 2016 #5 it might have been something too heavy that did for the duck in the first place.....
D Dee J Member Messages 459 Location Devon UK Feb 1, 2016 #6 If its just the top end broken from the backplate then you could make a larger mild steel backplate and bolt the remains of the cast iron plate too it. A little careful drilling should ensure a sturdy repair.
If its just the top end broken from the backplate then you could make a larger mild steel backplate and bolt the remains of the cast iron plate too it. A little careful drilling should ensure a sturdy repair.