Pan Lid Repair

[jimbo84]

One of the pan lid handles has come adrift. Gear wise I have nothing for stainless, just stick welders (oxford and an inverter) and a blowtorch that isn't likely to get this hot enough to braze no experience of brazing stainless before, am I right in thinking it's a different flux.

Once cleaned up if I clamp the handle in the electrode holder and lid in the earth clamp (or vice versa) and then touch them together are they likely to fuse together or am I more likely to just make a mess!?

Handle is around 2mm thick at the flat weld points, lid is around 1mm.

 

[cumbriasteve]

I would rivet them (not pop rivets), work a dome head to get a flat profile on the inside over a couple of hammers and you could make a nice tidy...and strong job.

 

[123hotchef]

u could use the inverter on that mate they sell stainless rods for them too that require far less amps

 

[WorkshopChris]

Either pop rivets or just dome over the ends of a bit of stainless rod, if its not weldable with you existing kit.
Even a couple of short M4 Pan head screws and nuts, will do it.

 

[Paul.]

I would tig it, but if you cant then rivets as Steve said, or a couple of stainless button head screws, put the nut on the outside

 

[Burdekin]

Know anyone with a spot welder? Local panel beater?

I spot welded a handle on a lid for my boss, he was well pleased as the wife was blaming him for breaking her good pot.

 

[bigegg]

I'd use a couple of M4 stainless nuts + bolts, personally

 

[jimbo84]

Top advice from everyone as per usual, shame I lack the sense to follow it.

Always annoying in forum threads when there isn't a follow up from the OP.

So here's how the thought process went down...

No stainless rod to form some rivets out of which I reckon would have been the best looking, don't know anyone with a spot welder and the local engineering supplies shop for nuts and bolts (which is all of a 1 minute drive away) just seemed too far so drilled the lid and went for it with the blow torch and brazing rod. It's held with a solid joint, just need to spend the next two weeks going at it with the scotch brite

Clamping the handle to the lid turned out to be nigh on impossible with the clamps I had so had to let gravity do the holding. Needed to heat the handle from below whilst heating the lid and rod from above...

Had to get creative with a third hand and second blow torch

Underneath after a partial going at getting the flux off

And the top before tackling a clean up attempt.

Safe to say my first foray into the world of stainless hasn't been the greatest of success.

 

[123hotchef]

10/10 for effort

 

[Parm]

You’ll now understand why mechanical fastenings were suggested if you didn’t have TIG

You will spend longer cleaning it all up

 

[Hitch]

Last time someone asked me to do that, I asked them how much a new pan was.... doubled what they said and told them that's how much it'll cost
Same as cars, how much is a brand new one? That's how much I'll charge to weld it up.

 

[bourbon]

maybe the OP hadn't got anything better to do with his time ? anyway. its good practice isn't it?