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Offline Dwayne Henson

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« on: November 06, 2016, 08:28:39 PM »
If you have any cast iron pieces that have been repaired,  would you please post some pictures of it?
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Offline Russell Ware

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Re: Repairs
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2016, 08:34:35 AM »
Once the old seasoning was removed, it revealed this brazen attempt to fix a pour spout crack by brazing and grinding. The grinding was rather heavy handed and careless in some places.
But the third photo shows that from a distance, it still looks nice.
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2016, 12:23:45 PM »
I love that skillet, especially the handle, I would have purchased a skillet like that because of how nice it looks...price considering of course.

Here are a few links about welding/brazing cast iron and why some repairs fail.


http://www.esabna.com/euweb/oxy_handbook/589oxy15_5.htm

http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2002/05/the-properties-of-cast-iron//
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2016, 12:14:08 PM »
Okay, I'm coming out of the closet here, I have some repaired cast iron. Against all the wisdom here I bought this one because i didn't have a 9 at the time and it was reasonable.
We have used this for years and I have never doubted it's ability to do the job.
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2016, 12:34:48 PM »
This one I bought on ebay and the seller shipped it with 3 pieces of newspaper for packing, I posted pics at the time. The seller was unapologetic and said it was the shipper (usps) who mishandled it. I received my money back from ebay, seller didn't want it back.
I took it to my welder and after a hearty round of what the hell is wrong with you...he repaired it.
I use this from time to time with a married lid and again have not worried about the repair.
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Offline Dwayne Henson

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Re: Repairs
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2016, 01:38:21 PM »
Those are great!
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2016, 07:49:17 PM »
Some good looking work there. Far better than "Dirt Dobber" grade!!
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Offline Dwayne Henson

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Re: Repairs
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2016, 10:58:38 PM »
Not mine, but I sure like it. Older repair with that square nut.
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2016, 11:21:21 PM »
Found this beauty in a pawn shop. The lid handle had snapped off and the previous owner thought enough of it to repair it using an U Bolt rather than discarding it.
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2016, 01:09:43 PM »
Dwayne, your post reminded me about another piece I forgot about. I bought a #12 3-notch skillet with raised molder mark several years ago. It came with this repaired lid. Originally, it had a brass cabinet handle on it, but the clearance on it wasn’t big enough to risk picking up the weight that this #12 lid carries with it. I put a new cabinet handle with the same screw placement spacing on it. Now anyone can get a good grip on it.
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2016, 08:41:33 AM »
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Older repair with that square nut.

Is that the threaded end of a black pipe they used for the handle?

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Offline Dwayne Henson

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Re: Repairs
« Reply #11 on: December 17, 2016, 10:51:07 PM »
That's what I think.
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2016, 12:42:41 PM »
Not mine, but I love it!
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2016, 12:44:26 PM »
Close ups
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #14 on: December 23, 2016, 02:38:27 AM »
You just gotta appreciate the ingenuity of some of these old fixes....
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Re: Repairs
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2016, 09:31:02 AM »
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You just gotta appreciate the ingenuity of some of these old fixes....

Some of the fixes look less expensive and more durable than the original item, especially the U bolt handles on the lids, I am all for repairing things when practical...I have a rather expensive digital camera that the latch to the battery compartment broke, The camera was just out of warranty and replacement parts were not practical so I have a plastic zip tie that holds the battery compartment door closed...has been working that way for over 5 years
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