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My cast iron metal vise broke up. Due to corona virus lockdown I couldn't just go out to buy a new one. So I tried to temporarily fix it with the tools I already had in my shop. Basically a stick welder and an angle grinder. Hopefully it will last for a while if I treat it gently!
The idea was to create a chamfer around the braking points so I could fill it with my stick welder. This particular cast iron seemed pretty bad quality so a fix like can’t really restore the tool to it’s original strength.
On the first try I used my pneumatic rotary tool with a carbide bit to create the chamfer.
Then I clamped the broken pieces together and stick welded them. I cleaned my welding using the angle grinder and a flap sanding disc.
Unfortunately this broke almost at once.
I decided to try once more. This time I used the grinder to create a more aggressive chamfer. I again stick welded the pieces.
When the first time the weld broke it seemed that the weld was pretty nicely connected to the cast iron. So the second time It seemed that I welded the melted metals from the sticks together. And it actually holds much better.
Ofcoure I can’t rely on that temporary fix. But hopefully this will get me through the lockdown days.
But that was it see you soon with a new project video.
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