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Ed Huntress wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 10:01:00 -0800, pyotr filipivich
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Gunner Asch on Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:36:39 -0800
typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On Tue, 05 Jan 2016 11:20:36 -0600, Tim Wescott
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On Mon, 04 Jan 2016 17:03:50 -0600, Terry Coombs wrote:

I returned those grates today , with an apology for not being able to
repair them . His response was that they'd last until the pile of wood
he has is gone then he's going over to LP gas . And then he asked me how
much he owed me ... and I told him I don't charge unless I actually do
the job ,
we're square and I'll see you next time I need a bottle filled (he's my
CG supplier too) . I consider the small amounts spent for gasses and
supplies are a cheap lesson .
Many thanks to those that posted helpful suggestions , your
contributions
are a part of that lesson .

I've been following your threads on this, and in the latest one about
trying to weld burnt steel, I was wondering if it wouldn't be quicker and
more effective to cobble together a cupola furnace or some such and cast
them new.

Just because...

Or simply weld a new one out of bars of SS from the scrap bin at the
metal yard


Well, yeah, but where's the fun in that?

I mean, when casting news grates, one gets to try all sorts of new
things. It's "rec.metalworking" after all.


I would amble down to my local fab shop with a drawing or a CAD file
and ask them to cut it out with laser or plasma, from the appropriate
thickness of mild steel plate.

If they're friendly and if you're lucky enough to find a big cutoff
they have in their scrap bin, they probably won't charge much. Or take
them a piece of plate from your local scrap dealer. It will be better
than any c.i. you can buy or cast and a lot better than anything you
could weld.


Steel may work for a while but it will deform (sag) at much
lower temperatures than cast iron.