[TheForge] repairing sheet metal

[Ron Childers]

Drill the holes at each end and use sheet metal screws or pop rivets to span the crack with a strip of sheet metal and it will last forever

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From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dan Brewer
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 3:36 PM
To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [TheForge] repairing sheet metal

And the repair that will last until you throw the dam thing away is to drill the end of the tear and use metal tape.  Since this is meant to be a temporary repair it will last forever.  This is in the Red Green school of repairs.

Dan in Auburn

On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 10:11 AM, Bruce . <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Terry,
> Do you want it to outlive you, or could you deal with outliving it (again)?
> If the latter, I vote for duct tape!
> Drill the hole at the end of the tear anyway.  Standard 
> precaution/preventative.
>
> Bruce
> NJ
>