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This is a project that I worked on last summer and this one resides in my user pile now. I take full responsibility for not looking as closely at the condition of this old roundy before I dropped the cash. Upon further inspection, and, as the pictures show, the edge of the frog was broken. Although not a completely debilitating break, it did render the lateral lever useless. Out of pure luck, the pieces had not been lost and were held there by the yarn from the price tag so I figured I was out nothing to attempt a repair. iI bevelled the edges of the break on both parts and took them to the torch where I attempted to braze cast iron for the first time since I learned how in high school shop class 20 seconds mething years ago. To my surprise, I got pretty good flow using flux covered brazing rod and got a pretty good hold. From there, I was able to trim the excess brass with a mill cutter in my drill press. I used JB Weld to fill any voids and flattened the surfaces with sandpaper on my marble slab. I was nervous to hammer the rivet for the lateral lever but it went OK as well. I cleaned and painted the body and it turned out OK. The lateral functions as it should and everthing fits pretty well. I am, of course, watching for a frog that I want to afford for this plane but this will fit the bill for now. I just wish that the sole didnt have the chips in the toe but oh well!
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Just curious, does anyone know of a website that features restored machinery for sale besides Ebay?
