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Welding a Cracked Boiler
Hot_n_Cold
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Yes.
My dad was a welder in WWII in the 757th Railroad Shop Battalion. His commanding officer asked him to weld a boiler for a French school/orphanage at the tail end of WWII prior to the invasion of Germany. There was no choice. Nothing was available. Wartime.
He said the boiler was toast. Goodwill type of thing done by the Army. He had one drip. Just as he was about to peen the drip, his Captain had hammer in hand and tapped the braze, one expert blow to seal it.
He hated doing it as he knew the boiler was essentially Swiss cheese and paper thin. But there was zero choice.
He would not encourage you (or anyone) to try if he were alive today.3 -
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Steel wool & Sal ammoniac...iron filings....aka A Rust Joint. Mad Dog 🐕2
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MikeAmann said:No pictures posted, but what about JB Weld High Temp - either the epoxy syringe or the putty? https://www.jbweld.com/product/high-heat-syringe https://www.jbweld.com/product/highheat-epoxy-putty
https://www.westmarine.com/travaco-marine-tex-epoxy-putty-repair-kit-white-P004_120_005_502.html
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