Rust Bucket ,you are not alone ...lol
several yrs ago I had an operator at work raise a molder head (this head is abought 16 feet long) with onna the jack screws that raise the head out to lunch an snapped off the cast iron main beam on the one end....bein 2am and the Molder in desperate need of being back in-service ...we all looked at each other an tossed it back an forth for a fix ...knowin that a replacement beam from Weinig in Germany would be ...WHO KNOWS HOW LONG TO GET ONE ...I told my maint guys to Mig it what the heck ???? worst we could do is mess up a already messed up part??...well after a pile a wire ...now this was a pretty good size beam ....it was back together ...an to this day ..it is the same way ..there is a new beam in the parts shop waitin to go on that molder...but it aint never broke so why change it ?...so when my one Rams horn small block chevy exhaust manifold in my Bolt had a crack in it ? I didnt hesitate to Mig it ...still works just fine to this day .
All we did was V it ...an hit with the Mig ...an let it cool down on the bench for a few hrs.
