Four Paws
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Don't throw that snuffed tank away...fix it, and take it easy on the pocket book. You can use all the money you saved to buy a few gallons of gas for your saw, or your pick-up, but at $3.25 a gallon, not both.
I picked up a decent used saw with a broken tank handle.
I cleaned up the area around the crack with a shot of carburetor cleaner and a small brush attachment on my dremel. I used my soldering iron to 'tack weld' the handle back together. I then used it to score up the surfaces the JB weld would be bonding to. Build a dam out of cardboard, mix JB weld, insert into cavity.
After the JB weld set up for a day, use a flat file to make a nice even surface.
I tooled up this bracket out of some spare material I had laying around. Likely overkill, but I wanted a functional repair that would last.
Next, drill holes through the bracket and JB weld. Insert sheetmetal screws, marvel at your craftsmanship, go cut wood!
I picked up a decent used saw with a broken tank handle.
I cleaned up the area around the crack with a shot of carburetor cleaner and a small brush attachment on my dremel. I used my soldering iron to 'tack weld' the handle back together. I then used it to score up the surfaces the JB weld would be bonding to. Build a dam out of cardboard, mix JB weld, insert into cavity.
After the JB weld set up for a day, use a flat file to make a nice even surface.
I tooled up this bracket out of some spare material I had laying around. Likely overkill, but I wanted a functional repair that would last.
Next, drill holes through the bracket and JB weld. Insert sheetmetal screws, marvel at your craftsmanship, go cut wood!