D_Mac 8,593 #1 Posted April 15, 2021 Picked up this Wheel Horse belt buckle but it is need of repair. Anyone have any experience in repairing pot metal? Piece broke off in the back. Missing the ring that you use to attach it to the belt. Be a shame not to make it serviceable again. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,494 #2 Posted April 15, 2021 I’d just bend a piece of really heavy gauge wire and run it through. Or if I was really feeling cheap I’d go with a zip tie... Should be usable... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,593 #3 Posted April 15, 2021 The hole dosnt go all the way through. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,509 #4 Posted April 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, D_Mac said: The hole dosnt go all the way through. Yet !!! Could you drill the hole out so that it is a through hole? Does silver solider stick to pot metal? If not may be this low temp flux core rod would work? https://www.amazon.com/Flux-cored-Temperature-Excellent-Corrosion-Resistance/dp/B08Q3WGK3J/ref=asc_df_B08Q3WGK3J/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475843331276&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1248176860757520787&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9018899&hvtargid=pla-1158590880703&psc=1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,593 #5 Posted April 15, 2021 I have no clue. I have never welded anything. JB Weld? Seems a shame to turn it into a paper weight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,711 #6 Posted April 15, 2021 Solder or lead may work. I think Sylvan would try a binge cord...live by the bungie-die by the bungie. I have had some luck with lead and pot metal, but I would not want to take a chance with that buckle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,494 #7 Posted April 15, 2021 Good idea...! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,038 #8 Posted April 15, 2021 OK ! WHO'S GOT THE CAMERA FOLLOWING ME???? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,593 #9 Posted April 15, 2021 I would definitely go with JB weld quick metal. Heating that metal up is way too risky and I would avoid at all costs. Personally I would cut off the damaged piece, make a tube from a piece of round brass, bend and fit a wire loop and JB weld it in place. Mick 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D_Mac 8,593 #10 Posted April 16, 2021 Thats just what I was thinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
