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Thread: Fix a Crack?
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12-26-2013, 08:33 AM #1
Btw, that tang looks like a good amount of drawing out still needs to be done. This will make the crack worse if you don't fix it first.
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12-27-2013, 12:57 AM #2
Grind out to expose the extent of the crack, tig weld to fill (stick if you have too), grind off the excess from welding, then normalize/anneal a couple cycles prior to working it further. Once cycled, you can forge, then finish working it, HT as usual.
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12-28-2013, 10:45 AM #3
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Thanked: 480The only welding I can do is stick I dont have any tig or mig equipment. And I am a rank amateur even with the stick. But I am always willing to give things a go!
I'm with Bruno on it being likely the crack goes deeper than I am comfy with. I dont know if I will draw it out much more than it is now, but it would simply suck if it snapped off during the quench!
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12-28-2013, 03:06 PM #4Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
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01-05-2014, 03:30 AM #5
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Thanked: 1184Well if someone came into my shop and wanted to know how much I would charge to weld that, I would be embarrassed to charge anything :<0) Okay maybe 5 bucks.
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