Need a welder For a Small Job

[Ah Pook]

Howdy all,

I have an old chop saw with a broken fence. Need it welded back together. Guessing it's aluminum (non magnetic). Preferably someone around western Denver but not too picky.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1364/13700547/24603363/413734271.jpg
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TIA!

[gta_spec]

Unfortunately, I don't think that you have a good candidate for a welding repair. Many consumer product aluminum alloy castings like that are not weldable. Some are, but it will have to be extensively cleaned before the weld is even attempted. This means that you might be out $50 just to find out it melted apart, not together. Or it sticks together, but there is no strength in the bond from weld to base material.

My gut feel is to recommend that a new fence should be found or made if you are attached to the saw. Maybe use two sections of angle iron?

[ray1970]

As mentioned above, likely not an easy repair. My guess is it isn't even aluminum but probably some kind of "pot metal" of some sort. You might get lucky with some JB weld or you might have to get creative and fabricate something to replace it.

[Ah Pook]

Afraid of theses answers. It’s a Delta saw that still is in good condition. I doubt glueing it will be a good solution.

[newracer]

I’d glue the pieces together with a thin layer of JB Weld then roughen the exposed surfaces and fill the cavities with JB Weld.


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[Great-Kazoo]

It's probably cheaper to locate a used chop saw on CL, than risk that repaired piece coming apart while in use.

[OtterbatHellcat]

Order the replacement part from the manufacturer. Your fingers are worth far more in actual value.

[Ah Pook]

Order the replacement part from the manufacturer. Your fingers are worth far more in actual value.

In a perfect world... This is a 20+ year old saw. Google Fu has nothing. Sadly, the saw is in great shape but no parts are available.

See my "Best Sliding Miter Saw" thread.

[Irving]

So did you drop it?

[henpecked]

Die cast part lots of zinc in it.
Check your pm's

[OtterbatHellcat]

20 year old saw, ...I'd just buy a new one.

Don't get me wrong, I like to fix stuff but safety is critical to me when it comes to stuff that can cut your hand off or otherwise. My two cents.

:)

[Erni]

There is a Delta 10" miter saw in the non firearms forum for sale. Might it be the same model?

[Big E3]

It looks to be flat on one side, possibly you could cut the shape out of a piece of flat plate and attach the pieces to it with JB Weld.

[buffalobo]

Use old broken cast part as pattern to build new one.

With older Delta tools, check with repair shop. Many times they will have older sacrificial units to rob parts from.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim

[Bailey Guns]

There are various products like this available you could try that are relatively inexpensive. I've never used this stuff...just know it's out there...so I can't say one way or another if it really works. I think Hobart makes something similar, too:


https://youtu.be/VauP9uoPsLE

[Bailey Guns]

This is the actual manufacturer's propaganda video from several years ago. Might be worth a shot:


https://youtu.be/RCrixbXz4rc

[gta_spec]

Most of the miracle fix aluminum products are zinc based solders. And while the zinc does like to stick to clean aluminum, for any strength to be retained the joint would need to be overlapping. Unfortunatley, we dont have that here.

However, those products do work in applications that solder type joints would be accepted. Cleaning is critical. All oxides and coatings need to be removed, even the clear anodizing that most people don't think is there needs to be removed

Also, only use propane or propane / oxygen. Acetylene is too dirty.

[Ah Pook]

So did you drop it?
No. Beast I can figure is I had a hard kickback with a 2x4 a few weeks ago. Recently the mounting screw loosened. That's when I saw the break.

Thanks for all the ideas!

[buffalobo]

We had several of the model that just sold in TP in the old ctop shop. A couple made their way to my shop early on and could still be buried in corner.

We will be doing shop clean out sometime next few weeks. If any still remain will send one your way.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim

[Ah Pook]

We had several of the model that just sold in TP in the old ctop shop. A couple made their way to my shop early on and could still be buried in corner.

We will be doing shop clean out sometime next few weeks. If any still remain will send one your way.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim
Thanks! Keep me informed.

[Ah Pook]

Gotta love internet fiends!! [Beer]

Thanks to Henpecked and Bob @ WeldTech. The fence is back in business.

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1364/13700547/24603363/413736416.jpg

Will probably be looking for another saw in the near future and this one would be a secondary.

[Irving]

Looks like you got taken care of. My neighbor thinks his saw has a bad switch. Need me to grab it before he throws it out?

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[Ah Pook]

Thanks but I’m good.

[Irving]

Okay, thought I'd ask.