Pretty common thing, really. There are lots of otherwise nice heads around with them. Not going to pay for the privelege of fixing one but i get em thrown in buying other stuff sometimes. I've fixed quite a few, and had good luck. This one is going to be another axe for the chainsaw falling lineup.
Nothing high tech about it. On this poor old woodslasher, I used an oxy acetylene torch to weld, a wet rag and dribbling hose to keep the bit cool, and an angle grinder to clean it up.
Theres two cracks here, and the top of the eye was pretty beat up. It's also been slightly deformed.
Clean up the top a little first
Grind out the cracks, and shine up the bit to see if any change in temper occurs
Wrap an old t shirt around, held with wire.
I just set a hose on top of the rag, at a dribble to keep it constantly wetting.
Welded
Clearly no issues overheating the bit
Clean up time
Theres a thin spot here I don't like
So I wrapped it again and touched it up
A coat of paint
Putting it on a strait 26", a fallers axe. I use that setup a lot.
Will the repair hold for the wedging? It looks fine but you dont know for sure until you hang it. Drove it pretty tight, as you can see by the shape.
Looks just fine!
Tennesee makes a nice handle, but thick. Suits this job well enough as it is though.
Aren't those fatwood wedges a beautiful sight
Time to knock a few wedges and bump some knots
Nothing high tech about it. On this poor old woodslasher, I used an oxy acetylene torch to weld, a wet rag and dribbling hose to keep the bit cool, and an angle grinder to clean it up.
Theres two cracks here, and the top of the eye was pretty beat up. It's also been slightly deformed.
Clean up the top a little first
Grind out the cracks, and shine up the bit to see if any change in temper occurs
Wrap an old t shirt around, held with wire.
I just set a hose on top of the rag, at a dribble to keep it constantly wetting.
Welded
Clearly no issues overheating the bit
Clean up time
Theres a thin spot here I don't like
So I wrapped it again and touched it up
A coat of paint
Putting it on a strait 26", a fallers axe. I use that setup a lot.
Will the repair hold for the wedging? It looks fine but you dont know for sure until you hang it. Drove it pretty tight, as you can see by the shape.
Looks just fine!
Tennesee makes a nice handle, but thick. Suits this job well enough as it is though.
Aren't those fatwood wedges a beautiful sight
Time to knock a few wedges and bump some knots
