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| chipenter:
Just key them and fill them then keep the vice shut , I used sperglue and ci dust stood up well so far . |
| Arbalist:
I'm not the one to ask about weld distortion, just seen it done on another vice someone refurbed. |
| RobWilson:
Like Andrew mentioned weld repairs on cast Iron look really awful unless painted and can also be problematic when it comes to machining the welded area back . Personally I would go with one of the two better options ,your idea to fill the holes with some epoxy material or as Andrew mentioned just machine off the dovetail and bolt on a new . I have a few Elliot machine vices and they are all steel construction with a separate steel dovetail . Cheers Rob :dremel: |
| nrml:
In the past, I have filled an accidentally drilled hole in a mild steel project with soft solder. I melted in enough solder to fill the hole and dome above the level of the surrounding steel. I then pounded it flat with a hammer after cooling to fill all the little nooks and crannies at the edge of the hole and sanded it flat. The resulting plug was a different colour from the surrounding steel but it still looked like an exceptionally good repair cosmetically. The hole I filled was smaller and deeper than yours, but it might work well on your vice. If it doesn't work, you could very easily remove the residue and revert to the ever trusty JB weld. All the JB weld fillings I have done have been an eyesore but that might be down to me. |
| awemawson:
Someone mentioned cast iron dust in super-glue - I'd be interested in pictures to see how that looks as it sounds fairly universally applicable by choosing the appropriate filler metal. |
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