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Scorpion2nz

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Re: Leaky Boiler Bottom on Weeden 37 Force Pumper
« on: January 09, 2023, 03:01:33 am »
Two options .

# 1 completely disassemble  and remove tin bottom and replace with a brass one . Soft solder will be sufficient.

# 2 remove most of the tin bottom leaving about 5 mm all around as a ledge and soft solder a new brass disc .

Silver solder requires higher temps and likely to cause you more  issues .

No way i hell would i use epoxy. In my opinion there is no use in engineering for glues or epoxy

Cheers
Dennis