[SEL] thoughts on best repair

[Mark Shulaw]

If you sandblast or grind or sand a braze it helps the paint stick 
issue greatly.  A natural braze surface gives the paint nothing to 
adhere to.   Mark


At 01:31 PM 11/30/2009, you wrote:
>Braze works good but paint won't stick to it very well
>
>Tom W
>Ohio
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: bill at antique-engines.com
>Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:11:53
>To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] thoughts on best repair
>
>I have fixed at least two such breaks by tapering each broken end so when
>  they are put back, it's a V around the break and brazing them, then
>  grinding and filing the brazing down to match. Once painted, the repair
>  was not visible.
>  They've been running for a lot of years that way.
>  I've also repaired other parts that way - mag trip levers, governor parts,
>  etc. and not had any of them re-break after 30 years.
>
>  I only own a stick welder and although have repaired cast that way, I've
>  had such good luck brazing...........
>  Don't own anything like a nice MIG or other more "fancy" (not a good word,
>  but if you've had the same old Forney welder for years and years, anything
>  else is fancy by comparison!)
>
>  Bill
>
>  > Hi all this is Jim not Dolly
>  >
>  > On Saturday me and twin bro Andy went to see a Ruston Hornsby not 15
>  > miles from our village that has sat there from new !!  The owner is an
>  > 81 year old who showed it to us and has asked us to get it running
>  > again. It's in quite good order, still turning freely over but a valve
>  > has stuck (not the problem) and years ago he kept on turning the engine
>  > over to budge the sticking valve ... but bust the rocker arm !!!  What
>  > I'm asking is, what is the best way to repair the rocker arm as it is a
>  > clean snap - braze, cast rod stick welded, stainless mig weld ??
>  > Now the dark nights are here well and propper, this will be a nice job.
>  > Any thoughts?
>  >
>  > JIM
>  >
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Mark Shulaw
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