b wrote:
I have a Toro weed whacker or whatever you wish to call it. I know what I
have called it.

Anyway, this thing labeled Brush Cutter but whacks weeds, has a broken
flexible shaft.
Aside from not knowing how to get this shaft loose from the
pull-start/clutch/engine, I have been thinking of welding it where it broke,
then, I wouldn't have to remove it. The cable/shaft is spirally wound and
costs like crazy.
It won't bend at the welded joint
I can just see all of the individual wires that make up this cable, melting
into a glob when I attempt to weld it. If I am successful I won't have to
remove the cable/shaft and besides, it doesn't need a sharp radius in which
to bend.

Question: Has anyone ever done this?

Thanks

be



If you priced out the parts at full ripoff (retail) to build one of
those machines, it would eat a month's pay, or close to.

The flex cable is (usually) swaged square on the ends and pulls out of
the driver and driven ends. The cable is spirally wound, with layers in
alternating directions. A fix won't last.

Consider this. It broke. If you could fix it, like as not, it will
break in another spot. Breaking in one spot is a symtom of the end of
life for the cable.

I have a couple that have come my way, that I intend to pull the
engines off of for other uses.

I suggest that you do the same.

Either that, or scrounge around and find another used one of same make
and model and build a working (at least temporarilly) one out of the bones.

Life expectancy on a consumer model is about 25 hours of use. If you
spend most of a grand on a pro brush cutter, it will last a lot longer.
Look at a Husky 365RX Forestry Saw if you want to just buy one for this
lifetime.

Cheers
Trevor Jones