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New patio claims it’s first victim.

alaskanassasin
alaskanassasin Posts: 8,934
edited October 2018 in EggHead Forum
 I had leaned my platesetter against the egg for a few days and decided I had better move it before it breaks... when I picked it up somehow I banged my shin and dropped it.   Anyway if someone wants to repair one here is a idea.  I drilled it out with a small masonry bit, notched for a bolt and nut.

South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,661
    Great repair approach!!  I haven’t seen that before.
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,457
    Very clever! I recall attempts in the past whereby guys have drilled holes and "stitched" heavy gauge wire to piece the leg back to the body. But your method has more chance for success. Obviously you didn't do this free handed or your holes would not line up. Did you use a drill press? And how did you hold the broken piece in place while drilling?
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,934
    Thanks guys!  I started by lightly clamping the broken leg in a vise, I used a dewalt cordless drill with the hammer feature.
     I hammer drilled the broken leg as straight as possible and it worked great.  When I put the two together they fit very snug so I just held the broken leg in place and used the hole in leg as guide to go through the plate.  Cut off wheel on bottom for nut clearance and die grinder to make a hole for the screw.
      I spent more time looking for a screw and nut than the actual repair!  Just used it to make a pizza =)
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • EggbertGreenII
    EggbertGreenII Posts: 253
    Great fix, very ingenious.
    Tampa Bay, Florida
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Nice repair job
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    Fix looks great!!  Add some JBWeld in between for an even stronger repair. 
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,934
    @onedbguru Thanks for the advice! It seemed to hold well with the bolt on a 600 pizza cook, although when I put the platesetter up for today I was careful to not lift it by the bolted leg. Also I googled JB weld operating temperature and this is what I found.
     
     J-B Weld is waterproof, petroleum/chemical-resistant (when hardened), and acid-resistant. It also resists shock, vibration, and extreme temperature fluctuations. J-B Weld can withstand a constant temperature of 500 °F (260 °C), and the maximum temperature threshold is approximately 600 °F (316 °C) for 10 minutes.

     I did have some crazy caulk that they gave me when I bought my forge but I think it is more of a caulk than a glue. 

    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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