How can I fix this???

JZMechanix

JZMechanix

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I'm working on an 8' Canon table and the pocket iron is broken on the side pocket. Any ideas how I can repair this? Can it be welded, epoxied?? :confused:
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Cast iron can usually be tig welded but it takes a skilled welder. Might call around to some local weld shops and see if anyone is willing. I know our local blacksmith shop does that kind of thing for change if they aren't too busy.
 
Hood has pockets on sale right now. Not very expensive at all to just replace all the pockets. Or put the old leathers on a new iron. I wouldnt go through the hassle of putting a band-aid on that.
 
Not to mention you would have to take the leather off to weld it anyway. Just get a new iron or better yet get a used one from a old trashed side pocket.
 
I would also recommend getting a new iron. Welding cast metals usually does not turn out well at all.

If your looking for a band aid solution maybe jb weld it till you can get a new iron.
 
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Ur gona have to braze the iron..if I was a lil closer to u I would fix it for ya...or send it to me....guys' he asked us how to fix it not if he should replace it or not....looks like either way ur gona have to remove leather...
-good luck bud-let me know-
Rob.M
 
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I think that jb weld works well on similar stuff,maybe give it a try if nothing else works. You can find it at any Home Depot or Lowe's
 
Thanks for the suggestions! I didn't think there would be an easy fix to this but thought maybe some of you guys might have tried it before? I'll probably just go ahead and try to find a replacement. If anyone has an extra one or knows of a good place to buy one let me know. Thanks :grin:
 
I have tons of old irons. I'll be happy to send you one out today if you want to change out the iron. Free of course if I can help you out. PM me if I can help. Brian
 
9-ball B said:
I think that jb weld works well on similar stuff,maybe give it a try if nothing else works. You can find it at any Home Depot or Lowe's
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JB is some tough stuff. Years ago I saw valves off a Chevy 350 engine glued together then put one stem in a vise and hit the other stem with a small sledge hammer till it bent over 90 degrees. The glue held. They claim you can even drill and tap the stuff.
 
Buy a new set of pockets... from experience I can tell you that if one breaks, the others aren't far behind it...
 
a welder's perspective

although i admit to zero experience with table repair i have spent the last 12 years in welding and steelm fabrication. my opinion is that if replacement part is available that is best. welding cast iron is not easy to do, even with proper machine and welder's experience. and being that the irons do take a cetain amount of shock i would think that any repair that does come out visually pleasing is not going to last.

Mike
 
3kushn said:
JB is some tough stuff. Years ago I saw valves off a Chevy 350 engine glued together then put one stem in a vise and hit the other stem with a small sledge hammer till it bent over 90 degrees. The glue held. They claim you can even drill and tap the stuff.
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And quick steel is even tougher than that!
I blew part of my radiator last year in the middle of NO-WHERE,on a Sat. night. Right where the return hose connects to the radiator- snapped off smooth.
No cell phone signal, no houses, towns, nothing.
I Figured I'd go for broke, since I had pretty much nothing to lose, epoxied the end of the hose to the radiator, then built a bridge around it with the quick steel putty and some JB wled. The JB weld cracked off about 30 miles down the road, patched it up the rest of the way with quicksteel, and hauled a trailer with three 9' tables through the mountains, and into Sacramento with VERY minimal water leak.
Everyone else was having a great time laughing at it, (I think N10sPool has a pic somewhere) but it worked....lol
After that I bought another radiator, and we just ran the truck to see how long this stuff lasted just for shits and giggles. 4,000 miles is about the limit.
Don't try this at home kids, but don't leave Home Depot without some of this stuff! (AND DO NOT USE IT ON SEAMS IF YOU DON'T WANT A ONE PIECE SLATE!!!!It's alot harder than the slate, but works if you have to repair a broken slate)


Oh, and not to hijack your thread JZ, I agree, get the new pockets while they are on sale, and save yourself some down the road headaches!:wink:
 
that looks like a six iron pocket. one can be bought for the price you'd find a welder to fix it. if this is an antique iron it can be replaced with an antique iron from one of the reburbishers who sell them. if its a newer six iron then just buy the newer type. both are almost the same. believe me its less headache if you just call and talk to the guys who repair, refurb, and resell old pockets. i cant recall the name of the most common trusted guy but just google antique six iron pocket and youll get led to a couple of good companys.
 
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