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Posted by Too_Many_Tools on July 19, 2007, 2:58 pm
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> >b wrote:
> >> I have a Toro weed whacker or whatever you wish to call it. I know what
> >> I
> >> have called it.
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> >> Anyway, this thing labeled Brush Cutter but whacks weeds, has a broken
> >> flexible shaft.
> >> Aside from not knowing how to get this shaft loose from the
> >> pull-start/clutch/engine, I have been thinking of welding it where it
> >> broke,
> >> then, I wouldn't have to remove it. The cable/shaft is spirally wound
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> >> costs like crazy.
> >> It won't bend at the welded joint
> >> I can just see all of the individual wires that make up this cable,
> >> melting
> >> into a glob when I attempt to weld it. If I am successful I won't have
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> >> remove the cable/shaft and besides, it doesn't need a sharp radius in
> >> which
> >> to bend.
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> >> Question: Has anyone ever done this?
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> >> Thanks
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> > Crimp some close fitting tube (steel, copper, etc.) over the break, and
> > braze it together.
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> Anything to do with heat is highly unlikely to be successful. The cable
> most certainly is heat treated-----and will be annealed by the lowest of
> temperatures-----well below brazing range. If a crimp works, that's the
> best shot you have at fixing the broken cable, but it has likely failed from
> fatigue, so other areas won't be far behind.
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> It's the American way, eh? Sell something that almost works, then sell them
> again and again. The suckers (consumers) won't know the difference.
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> We should be ashamed of ourselves here in the States----able to build good
> quality, but we don't. Not anymore.
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> melting
> into a glob when I attempt to weld it. If I am successful I won't have to
> remove the cable/shaft and besides, it doesn't need a sharp radius in
> which
> to bend.