[TheForge] pot

[Bruce .]

Before using ANY solder or brazing alloy on an item to be used for
food, check its metallic components.  Solder, of course, can contain
lead and other toxic metals.  Brazing alloys usually contain copper,
and may contain cadmium and other nasties.

Now, the original posting said the metal was thin?  But that it only
needed to hold water? Hot or cold?  If this enamel pot is just going
to be used ornamentally -- say, for containing a flower pot -- then
why not forgo the metal repair per se and just patch using polymers --
rubber (e.g., RTV silicone, or Shoe Goo) for example, or even Bondo or
JB Weld?

BTW, what was enameled in the first place can always be re-enameled.
It's probably not worth the effort, but certainly possible.

On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:39 AM, Andrew Vida <osan at netlabs.net> wrote:
> If the crack is good and tight, I would furnace braze it... if you can
> fit it in your forge.  Get it hot, flux the crap out of it, lay in
> either chipped brazing rod along the crack or even copper.  Bring to
> heat until the filler flows.  I would make a pick from a wire coat
> hanger - cut about 8" or however many you may need to get at the joint
> while in the forge.  Forge/file a sharp point on the end.  When the
> solder is flowing you use the pick to draw the solder along the joint to
> ensure the entire crack has wet.
>
> I have a griddle and a very large cast iron frying pan that need this
> treatment.  Soon.
>
> On 8/7/2012 6:46 PM, Kim George wrote:
>> My wife would like me to repair an enameled pot. I think it's too thin
>> to weld. I'd have to silver solider or use a high temp. epoxy. anyone
>> have any suggestions(other than buy a new pot)
>>
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Bruce
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