Toy repair

[Turfbassert]

I have a tiny little toy reel mower that has a broken piece. I believe its value is little since it is broken but I would like to fix it for display. It probably is fast metal. Any ideas to "glue" it together. Jb weld?

 

[Turfbassert]

Pot or cast metal is what I believe it is made of

 

[FearTheH]

Sometimes things like this turn out to be pretty valuable...I'd have it looked at first before you stuff jb weld on it just to be sure. If it's value is low then neatly throw your jb weld on it.

 

[58Yeoman]

I'd use JB Weld on it. My wife has a standing jewelry box that had a broken fancy knob on it. I used JB on it, a little filing and paint, and you have to look for the repair.

 

[Strouty]

It could probably be brazed as well, hard to tell without seeing it. You may even be able to solder it.

 

[The Cobbler]

my guess is cast iron, it can be brazed if it is .

 

[four.cycle]

just my lousy two cents... (see below post #15)

 

[joe_padavano]

Simple test: does a magnet stick to the broken part or not? I also suspect this is cast iron, not pot metal, and the magnet will confirm that. I also agree with fix it right. That's pretty cool.

 

[rsanter]

Silver solder

Bob

 

[justanengineer]

I would braze it.

 

[rburke65]

I like it! Difficult to tell, but what are the demensions of the mower?

 

[Strouty]

I like it! Difficult to tell, but what are the demensions of the mower?

From the picture it is clearly 7.5" wide and 16" long.

 

[drmarkr]

I would braze it.

This...!!

 

[BillK]

Personally I would leave it alone. It almost looks like it is supposed to be that way and any repair you make will affect the paint. If it is strictly for display don't mess with it.

 

[four.cycle]

Personally I would leave it alone. It almost looks like it is supposed to be that way and any repair you make will affect the paint. If it is strictly for display don't mess with it.

I must not have been paying attention when I typed out my post above. I didn't realize that thing was so small!
I have to go with Bill if it's as tiny as I think it is - about 8 or 10 inches long?
The original finish is a good part of the intrinsic value of the piece, so it's actually better if you just leave it as is and don't try to effect "repairs".

For some reason I thought it was much larger.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Get some thin stainless steel (cheap on eBay) and cut it so that it wraps around the cracked area. Clean everything very well (scuff/sand wipe clean with acetone). Slather on the JB Weld and then use worm gear clamps to hold everything in place until it dries (overnight).