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Hansiurpils

  • Smokey Joe
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Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« on: January 08, 2018, 12:17:27 PM »
Hi guys,

I would like to show you my hardest restore project....

I live in Switzerland and I saw that someone sell a MBH in Germany last year...
(It is very hard to find a MBH here in Europe...)
I’ve contacted the seller and after waiting some days I got a call and she told me, that I could get the grill.
Wahoo!!! ;-)

She sent me the grill and I was so happy to unpack the weathered warrior...
But my happiness was over very fast...

Two broken leg sockets.... and no ash pan...;-(
After I send some pictures to my friend @Bertl  from Austria and told him from the missing ash pan, he send me very fast one of his reproduction ash pans... thank you very much ;-)
I’ve sent a message to a colleague, if he would have time to weld the leg sockets...
He’s very busy, but last weekend he had time... ;-)

So here are some pictures til now... (I will polish the vents next weekend...)











Beginning with the restore ....














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« Last Edit: January 08, 2018, 12:25:57 PM by Hansiurpils »
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JEBIV

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2018, 12:24:08 PM »
very nice RRR
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hawgheaven

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2018, 12:36:19 PM »
Ahhh... she's standing on her own legs again! Grate find, and grate restore!
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Bertl

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2018, 02:02:37 PM »
I only can say "RRR" and i felt with you buddy to bring her back to life! The welder did an awesome job. Looking forward to see some cooking pics ;-))
You also should share it in the weathered warrior thread..

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WNC

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2018, 04:44:32 PM »
Incredible!
Really awesome job, that handle looks amazing on there too!


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mhiszem

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2018, 05:12:00 PM »
Great job!


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Darko

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2018, 07:26:47 PM »
Awesome job.
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Rub

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2018, 07:37:49 PM »
Great save!
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michael wolf

  • Smokey Joe
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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2018, 07:59:21 PM »
Congrats to the MBH !
Nice Job [emoji106]


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Hansiurpils

  • Smokey Joe
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Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2018, 07:59:36 PM »
Here’s are a picture with my welder in action...;-)
Yes, he did a great job..
« Last Edit: January 08, 2018, 08:08:01 PM by Hansiurpils »
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Darko

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2018, 08:02:58 PM »
What is the blue stuff in the 17th picture?
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Hansiurpils

  • Smokey Joe
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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2018, 08:11:22 PM »
It’s rust converter. I took it for 24 hours in the grill and after that I burned it out for 2 hours.


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jcnaz

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Re: Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2018, 07:16:22 PM »
Very nice work, sir!
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