Ligatures In the middle of a solo things went sideways

[LostCircuits]

I’ve repaired loose, cracked, bent or broken screws for years. Hardware too.
Your needs may be something off normal, but I think I can fix this in less than a week.

Okay!

I'll pass ...

 

[PigSquealer]

Probably cost more in postage than a fresh screw.

It will fit in #10 envelope, first class mail is ¢.78 each way. Add $30 in shop time and a new $25 die to rethread a $2 screw.
The value is in another twenty pages of posts about fixing it. Research of the metal properties. What gas to use or tip for heating the weld. Maybe a cold bond test with JB weld first. Add sources that could supply a spare for less.
What food to eat while doing the repair, burger ?? Tea or Coffee ?
Re-lacquer 🤔

 

[LostCircuits]

Much easier to take another screw from one of the dozens of old ligatures sitting in the bone pile.

 

[turf3]

It will fit in #10 envelope, first class mail is ¢.78 each way. Add $30 in shop time and a new $25 die to rethread a $2 screw.
The value is in another twenty pages of posts about fixing it. Research of the metal properties. What gas to use or tip for heating the weld. Maybe a cold bond test with JB weld first. Add sources that could supply a spare for less.
What food to eat while doing the repair, burger ?? Tea or Coffee ?
Re-lacquer 🤔

"weld"?

Have you ever tried to weld pot metal?

That's what that broken screw is.

 

[PigSquealer]

"weld"?

Have you ever tried to weld pot metal?

That's what that broken screw is.

Not yet, but I have some rod for this. Mystery “all metal” rod for things like this. Never used it before. Could be fun.

You guys are lacking a sense of adventure 🤣

 

[Tonehole]

I may have one that would work! I am always up for a screw. 🤗
Squealer tell me you don't have a tray of old screws in your life! LOL

I had a screw break on my BG Jazz lig during a gig. The screw is very thin in the middle, I drilled out the thread and used a thicker Rovner screw as BG never responded to my request for the purchase of a replacemnt screw. It is my favourute lig on metal pieces and at the price of the rose gold I was not going to toss it in a bin.

 

[PigSquealer]

Squealer tell me you don't have a tray of old screws in your life!

I don’t have a tray of old screws. Only a bucket of loose nuts 🤪