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Doug wrote:Personally if it’s not detrimental to the fire working I’d leave it be, if you weld it & it moves slightly it might not fit correctly & could end up making the situation worse.
Doug wrote:The only thing I’d add is make a template of it while it’s still in one piece Andy that way if it does deteriorate quickly you’ve a good chance of getting one made.
9fingers wrote:Drill a small hole at the end of the crack to stop it spreading.
Bob
Andyp wrote:9fingers wrote:Drill a small hole at the end of the crack to stop it spreading.
Bob
Bob, too late for that, first line of my OP..... has split in two....
I will make a template as Doug suggests then leave it alone and speak to the sweep when he next comes with a view to replacing next year.
Cabinetman wrote:I must say that I thought it was steel plate and not cast when I looked at it, could you replace it with a piece of plate? I’m sure somebody on here knows better than I do. Ian
Cabinetman wrote:Oh, that’s more expensive than I thought it would be, am I right in thinking that plate wouldn’t have cracked to start with?
novocaine wrote:yarp, thats cast. bugger.
so it's a matter of finding someone willing to braze it or weld it depending on the material. It's fairly specilised but not difficult to do if you know how, it's just a pain to warm it and let it cool.
I would definitely consider brazing it with a high temp filler, perhaps something like CU110 or CU186 which are copper rather than brass rods.
9fingers wrote:Something you could do yourself would be 3-4 steel straps, nut and bolted through to bridge the break. Check how much clearance you have for the ash pan to slide out to see if you need to tap threads into the straps or if there is enough for nuts and bolt end to protrude underneath.
Bob
novocaine wrote:yarp, thats cast. bugger.
so it's a matter of finding someone willing to braze it or weld it depending on the material. It's fairly specilised but not difficult to do if you know how, it's just a pain to warm it and let it cool.
I would definitely consider brazing it with a high temp filler, perhaps something like CU110 or CU186 which are copper rather than brass rods.
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