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Bob Engelhardt Bob Engelhardt is offline
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Default Cracked cast iron frame
On 8/10/2013 9:12 PM, wrote:
...Can this be repaired or is this thing done for?
My understanding of welding cast iron is that it is not a free lunch.
...

_Braze_ it. Tighten up the crack to a few 1/1000's & let the braze wick
in. Take out screw & clean the bore really well. Good as new. Well,
almost. Order of magnitude easier than welding.

Bob
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