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The shop just gave me their broken Wilton 9300. The screw is cracked in half. Does anyone have an opinion on having it welded instead of replacing the screw at a cost of $200?
Welding may destroy any hardening of the screw, so even if it was successfully welded it may need rehardening as well.
I am a great fan of mending broken stuff - other possibilities are to drill out the centre of the screw in both halves then tap the holes to take a piece of studding, using thread locker to secure the studding or cross drilling for pins to lock it up.
Or take the screw to a machine shop to make a new one shouldn't take someone I know very long to whizz one up on a CNC machine ......
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