[TheForge] Brass/Bronze brazing question

[Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer]

Don; I wonder if you are not missing a fine opportunity to be creative 
here? Isn't that old carpenter motif a little dull? Besides, everybody 
knows where West is already.
Pleased to be helpful....Pete F

PlumDon at aol.com wrote:

>A friend has brought over a W and arm that has broken off his weather vane. 
>It appears to be brass or bronze and has an obvious large crystaline structure 
>evident in the break. The weather vane depicts a carpenter motif with a man 
>sawing wood. He would like me to braze it back on. 
>
>I'm leery of undertaking this. It looks to me like it was cast and I dont 
>know if you can successfuly braze cast bronze...or whatever it is. The piece is 
>about 3/16-1/4" thick. I'm inclined to think it would be best to patch it back 
>together with a couple pieces of brass on each side and four rivets to hold it 
>in place. But I dont really know. 
>
>Any suggestions much appreciated.
>
>
>Don Plummer
>Plummer Design Works
>392 Hallman Mill Road
>Phoenixville, PA 19460
>610-495-5058
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