How do you fix a Lose leg socket

[northwestkettle]

Ok just wondering if anyone has any good methods to fix the legs from falling out of the sockets without drilling a hole and putting a screw in I've seen some pipe expanders but most are for larger pipe I'm thinking most of the time it's from people twisting the leg into place or pulling them in and out to much and the end of the leg getting compressed to much ? Any info would be helpful thanks

[1buckie]

Yes, most always it's a matter of using a broomstick or the like to gently flare out the size of the leg just a tad...

They get like that from disassembly to transport or just from moving around a lot.....in extreme cases, I've added a thin strip of lead or alum. foil along with the leg pushing in, but that's only on ones that are really beat & old.....

[northwestkettle]

Yes, most always it's a matter of using a broomstick or the like to gently flare out the size of the leg just a tad...

They get like that from disassembly to transport or just from moving around a lot.....in extreme cases, I've added a thin strip of lead or alum. foil along with the leg pushing in, but that's only on ones that are really beat & old.....

Ok good info thanks for the input

[Sramsey]

@1buckie , great tip. I just gave my brother in law my ol OTG. It has its qwirks but this will help out the front leg that pops out sometimes.

[swamprb]

I've had some rescued kettles with wire brads between the legs and sockets.

[Red Kettle Rich]

Being old school, I like a wrap of duct (duck??) tape around the leg, but a strip of tape straight down works too

[northwestkettle]

Ok I found that a 11/16 or 17 mm deep well socket seems to work pretty well to swedge out the end of the kettle legs so they go back in tight again I just carefully tapped it into the end of the leg with a rubber mallet then used a wood dowel through the other end of the front leg to knock it back out it fits pretty tight the back legs I was just careful not to drive it in to far so I could pull it back out since u can't get a dowel in the rear legs to knock it back out

[Metal Mike]

I crammed a paperclip into the socket(s) of an old 22 OTS that got flown over a privacy fence (Crazy 8itch..)

[pbe gummi bear]

Ok I found that a 11/16 or 17 mm deep well socket seems to work pretty well to swedge out the end of the kettle legs so they go back in tight again I just carefully tapped it into the end of the leg with a rubber mallet then used a wood dowel through the other end of the front leg to knock it back out it fits pretty tight the back legs I was just careful not to drive it in to far so I could pull it back out since u can't get a dowel in the rear legs to knock it back out

This is a great idea.