Repairing a Cracked body on a user plane.

Just bumping the topic…

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The Handplane Book, pag 252, shows some repaired planes and gives some tips about repairs (. Planes that I have seen with repairs have a yellow welding, Oxy-Acetylene Welding. I would suggest to take the casting with a welder, he knows the best type of welding for this case.

-- Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain" Frank Lloyd Wright

Try J B Weld. If its just a crack you should be able to fix it with that. Home Depot

-- WOOD/DON (...one has the right to ones opinion but not the right to ones own facts...)

Silver brazing would be best, capilary action does wonders to ensure everything is covered.

2nd best option would be brass brazing IMO. Tig is way too hot for something this size and I don’t think MIG has anything with a high enough nickel content to work well with cast, warping would also be an issue. With brazing you don’t go near the bad temps.