Fix weld on kitchen chair
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definitely repairable, finding the right person is the chore. You could try your suggestions, but in this day & age be prepared for a no.
I'd try looking for a local ma & pa welding shop or " a guy I know will help you" kinda thing .
if you lived near me I'd do it for a cup of coffee!
I'd try looking for a local ma & pa welding shop or " a guy I know will help you" kinda thing .
if you lived near me I'd do it for a cup of coffee!
Probably easily repairable but paint will need to be ground back and frame repainted. Also try to remove any fabric or its likely to get burnt. Thinking power will need to be dialed back to prevent blowing through the tubing.
Not sure if this would be an option but you could probably get an expanding nut (or epoxy a nut/dowel inside tube and come through back with a bolt or screw as alternative to welding.
Not sure if this would be an option but you could probably get an expanding nut (or epoxy a nut/dowel inside tube and come through back with a bolt or screw as alternative to welding.
Friend's place near Chicago.
Tried to use this as an excuse to buy one of these.
Big Blue® 800 Duo Air Pak™ Truck Mount w/Wireless Interface Control #907752004
$69,834.00
Nope.
My welding days are over anyway. Neck and head issues. Cannot wear a helmet. Etc.
Tried to use this as an excuse to buy one of these.
Big Blue® 800 Duo Air Pak™ Truck Mount w/Wireless Interface Control #907752004
$69,834.00
Nope.
My welding days are over anyway. Neck and head issues. Cannot wear a helmet. Etc.
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rjn2649
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If you can fit a piece of material in there to act as a plug of sorts, JB instaweld.
Schwing!!!!
RickP330
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That's how I fix those sort of things when I don't have the required capability. Typically for me that involves sheet metal bending. Where is the OP located. I'd accept coffee for that as well...
RP
Modern Garage
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Outside of scraping/wire brushing the paint off, thats not much different from welding exhaust. Your first thought was correct. Take it to an ehaust shop (with a box of cookies) and ask nicely if someone would help you out. Point out that it's just two short welds on the sides, no upside down or overhead work - that would take me less than fifteen minutes if the paint is already gone.
Joe
Joe
all I was pointing out , in this day & age people often don't want to do " other stuff" outside of their day to day business.
I fully agree that an exhaust shop would be an ideal place to take it, just don't be upset if they say no.
rsanter
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This is garage journal
The correct answer is to buy a new Mig welder, plus the welding cart, welding hood, tank, grinder, wire wheel, and a powder coat setup
The correct answer is to buy a new Mig welder, plus the welding cart, welding hood, tank, grinder, wire wheel, and a powder coat setup
Modern Garage
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WARNING! GRAY HAIRED RANT AHEAD!
Sadly, you are correct. Too many people cant be bothered to do anything that requires an extra sixty seconds of thought or effort. I was just noticing today a bent parking lot sign near the front door of a store. 30 seconds of pushing to straighten it and make the entrance more inviting to customers, yet each employee walked right past it, including the "manager" - manager in name only...
Joe
Beerhippie
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Duct tape is the right answer!
But isn't it always?
But isn't it always?
You could....
plug the horizontal tube with a wood dowel
then
Run a fender head screw through pre drilled hole from outside of the vertical into said dowel
Yes you'll have exposed hardware but paint match and be on your way
Unless this is some super nice chair??
plug the horizontal tube with a wood dowel
then
Run a fender head screw through pre drilled hole from outside of the vertical into said dowel
Yes you'll have exposed hardware but paint match and be on your way
Unless this is some super nice chair??
nah, nothing special. Nothing special at all. Will get redone soon. Just glad I saw it from another chair.alwaysFlOoReD
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They used to braze motorcycle frames together...
Not exactly the same but doable IMO.
braze would work fine . there would be more paint burned .
DGersic
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It’s not much of a weld. Thin cheap tubing, quickly tacked together, and painted to hide.
If you don’t mind waiting for warmer weather, and a drive out to scenic DeKalb, I could do at least as crappy a weld on that for you as the factory did. You’ll need to handle the paint-to-hide part yourself though.
david3921
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I have a welder and I still would do the dowel fix with a screw through the leg. No sanding, maybe no touching up paint (maybe the screw head) and It's probably 8" or so from the floor no one's going to see it. Put a rivet through the tube and into the dowel on the bottom to get a nice tight fit.