Category: Welding and Repair

Welding and repair on a variety of household items.

Metal Art – Horse Figure – 100+ Years Old – Repair of a family heirloom…

It always feels good to help preserve valuable family memories and heirlooms.
When this little metal art horse sculpture was brought to me – one ear was missing -and the other was barely attached.

Seeing as how I wanted to preserve the original character of the piece – I fashioned a new ear using similar methods to the original (I had to study the remaining ear and then determine how it was made) – and then re-attached the new and old ears using similar (in style) welding techniques to obfuscate the repair.

It turned out really well – and I was quite happy with the match. No one – except a few people in the know – will ever be able to tell that new work was done.

In the end – I gave my little friend a fresh cleaning and a few coats of paint – and set it out to graze for a few pictures. The item is now safely back home with the great grandson and his wife – who are the caretakers.

I’m really happy it all worked out.

Quality Brass-Bronze Andiron Repair and Modification

These andirons were moving from a deep fireplace to one that was much more shallow, and they needed to be shortened.
The original feet had already been modified once before. Somewhere along the line – the welds of that modification failed – and I was tasked with shortening the length of the bases – essentially removing the broken feet.
The andirons will live out their lives as display pieces – no longer being used in an active fireplace.

Ornamental Decorative Cast-iron Shield and Sword Repair

Palcone – Pal Radio Company – Cast Iron Advertising Display Piece

The handle of the sword got snapped off by the owner.
Being cast, it was pretty brittle at this stress point. Silicon-Bronze rod and a TIG torch were used to join the two pieces together and the item was returned to go back on display. Over time – the patina filled in and the repair hardly shows.

Antique French Cast Iron Candlestick Repair

Cast-iron – bronze plate – fractured at a weak area in the cast. The fractured area was tapped out and reinforced with a custom 3mm post to marry the two pieces. Then seizing compound was applied to fuse the two pieces together…

Finished with a little metallic touch up paint and off to a happy customer…

Re-purposed Bed Frame Rails are Great!

Old bed frame rails come in super handy when you need a quick fix and require some decent, light structural metal for certain jobs… With the price of bar-stock and angle iron – you can’t beat the deal! Turn to some old bed frame rails to solve the problem.

Some cutting – some grinding… A little MIG welding – a little TIG welding – and we have a new set of legs for a bench that had been resting on top of a file cabinet since 2010…

At the time – it was what worked… This is better…

Horse Shoe Nail Cross – By special request

I had an inquiry for a horseshoe nail cross – one for a necklace and one for a desk mount. I’d be happy to make them – however – the customer typed in the wrong email address on the contact form.

So – If you’re the nice person who sent me the following email – please contact me again and send a new email. I’d be happy to pursue this for you.
Michael

“I am interested in horse shoe nail crosses (4” and 1 1/2”).  I am a retired Navy chaplain and believe there could be a market for both clergy cross (4”) and everyday wear (1 1/2”).
I can send a picture.
Thank you for your consideration.
Best regards,
M****”

Custom Bed Rail Bracket Plate Fabrication

Hard to find – so it had to be made!

This was a hard to find piece.
In an attempt to save the client money and time I searched high and low for a version of this headboard mounting bracket – but no luck. It had to be made.

Hand cut, filed and matched to the original (in chrome/silver) – and sent back.
So glad it worked out. Happy me. Happy Client, and a working bed!