[TheForge] repairing sheet metal

[Dan Brewer]

So drill a hole at the end of the tear. Then silver braze it.  The hole
will keep it from tearing any further and the silver braze is soft so the
repair should not break.

Dan in Auburn

On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 9:29 AM, terry l. ridder <terrylr at blauedonau.com>
wrote:

> hello
>
> I have an old generator with a propane fueled engine.
> The blower housing sheet metal has torn. the generator now makes all
> kinds of noise with the blower housing rattling constantly.
>
> There are no repair parts available for the engine given its age.
> Only 20 years old but they claim that that is too old.
>
> my choices are:
> 0. purchase drop-in replacement engine at $$$USD
> 1. braze the blower housing
> 2. use sheet metal screws and attach a patch.
> 3. use metal tape in multiple layers to mend the blower housing.
>
> I am leaning toward 1. brazing it would be easy. I could also silver
> solder it. My concern is that it may be to ridged and cause new tears to
> form.
>
> Choice 2. the screws may viberate loose.
> Choice 3. the cheapest choice.
>
> I could gas weld the sheet metal. Again concerned out the repair being
> to stiff.
>
> Any thoughts suggestions?
>
>
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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