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by **LarryC39** on Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:53 pm

So I bought a ESSCO a while back, it had seen better days and UPS didn't do it much favors. It's missing two ears off the portholes and an ear off the body. I'm going to have an aluminum shop guy weld the parts back together, but the ears were not to be found. So, out to the fancy drill press (an unused mill in disguise) and some bar stock and we get what looks close to an ear! It's not perfect, but after it's all welded up I'll file it down a little more if it doesn't look right and I'll hit it with the sandblaster to knock any edges off it that remain.

by **EdT.** on Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:46 pm

Hey hey! Getting all fancy on us now? Don't get me wrong, I think you did a great job with it so far and I'm sure it'll look great when completed, but I'm not comfortable. I mean, where does it stop? Soon you'll be whittling an Acme out of a chunk of billet...

I imagine some Dremel sand drum work would knock down the sharp edges on it.

by **LarryC39** on Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:55 pm

Just got to go to the welder and get them zapped :crazy:

by **sargent1975** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:10 pm

Something you might be interested in trying is a aluminum repair solder that I purchase awhile back and it works good. Here is the web address www.aluminumrepair.com The only thing about it is it is 80 dollars for a pound of the stuff. that includes shipping.

Chris Sargent

by **gwlreno** on Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:20 pm

If you don't want to buy a large quantity of this stuff, you can get it on ebay for about fifteen bucks for a few sticks that also come with a how-to video.

by **LarryC39** on Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:20 pm

I don't weld beyond solder. This would worry me as being "impure" unless I had more experiece. Thanks though.

by **SignalLab** on Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:05 am

Larry
thanks for posting as I am sure I am not alone in having many "A" and "B" pieces that need to be rejoined-and in turn being short on ideas of hot to rejoin the two

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