HELP! we just busted our new waffle iron!!

[daveleb55]

A neighbor came by and we said "hey, look at our cool antique waffle iron!" Oops <CRASH> "Oh futz!!!!"





Does anyone know if it's possible to repair this? It's an old Griswold #8, makes beautiful waffles. It'd be a shame to have to retire it so soon.

Dave & Kathleen

[Kurt (Indiana)]

Don't know for sure, but a good "cast "welder should be able to fix the Iron.

If all else fails, send it to me and I'll see if one of our welders can fix it. Show me more pictures of the break.

[jeepr]

hhhhmmmmm..

Well, it's possible to weld cast iron. You may have to call around to find a place that will do it. You have to heat the entire piece, either in a stove or with a torch, then it can be welded.

[pgwilli]

When I bought a cheap copy iron that didn't have the "hold open" ears on the rotating sphere, Rainjer suggested that I drill and pin the two halves together.
Might work for you, depending on how the broken pieces fit together...and how you could index the hole for the pin on the two pieces to make sure they were on the same axis...

[daveleb55]

Don't know for sure, but a good "cast "welder should be able to fix the Iron.

If all else fails, send it to me and I'll see if one of our welders can fix it. Show me more pictures of the break.

Kurt:
Heres a few more pics, I hope these are clearer






Dave & Kathleen

[Kurt (Indiana)]

Dave, search the area for welders that can do cast iron. Let me know if you find one.
http://www.muggyweld.com/castiron.html Here is one, but I don't know their location. It would be worth a call.

[Ma3tt]

I had a friend drop a 12 inch oven shattered like a piece of tile. I feel your pain! good luck with the repair. I have welded cast iron and it is a bit different, I would feel safe plugging a hole, or crack but a structural part, I don't know.

[doug hodder]

I'm sure others might disagree with this approach, but for what it's worth...clamp the 2 iron halves together, clamp the broken piece in place, grind a weldable surface at the break and have a local welder hit it with nickel rod. I've welded up broken exhaust manifolds that way. It's not structural, just keeps the 2 irons in place so you can open them and rotate. Just an idea. Doug

[Podunkfla]

Dave & Kathleen... Like Doug said... a welder that is good with nirod (nickel) could weld it. It will still look like a patch as the nickel will be bright. Prolly a better idea is just buy this one on ebay without the base... It will prolly go for $9.95... cheap! It's a Wagner #8 but should fit your base. Good luck.

http://tinyurl.com/2j58ft

Another one may go cheap too:
http://tinyurl.com/2nav2a

[pgwilli]

Brick-
The first one sure looks like the fake I have on my back porch...
Dean sez the original Wagners have the date in script, not block letters...BBW

[Podunkfla]

Brick-
The first one sure looks like the fake I have on my back porch...
Dean sez the original Wagners have the date in script, not block letters...BBW

Now that it could be??? I've never seen a fake, but I know they are out there.

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Paul,
Dave's is a Griswold, not a Wagner.

Dave,
Kevin A would be a good guy to ask IMO...

[caseydog]

This is a real longshot, but the folks at JB Weld say you can fix an engine block with the stuff. If nothing else works, and you are going to give up, it might be something to try.

CD

[Podunkfla]

This is a real longshot, but the folks at JB Weld say you can fix an engine block with the stuff. If nothing else works, and you are going to give up, it might be something to try.

CD

It is true... You can fix a crack in an enginge block with JB-weld. But in this case, there is just not enough surface area to make a very strong bond.

Now... For the craziest use of JB-weld: I replaced a high dollar Toyo toilet with a broken mounting flange for a customer. He gave me the old one. JB-weld is holding fine after two years. You can't see the crack i fixed. I'm way too cheep to ever buy a $500. toilet... But I'll sure take one for free!

[Arne]

I would braze it, not weld it.