Broken Leg Sockets – My hardest restore

[Hansiurpils]

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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[JEBIV]

very nice RRR

[hawgheaven]

Ahhh... she's standing on her own legs again! Grate find, and grate restore!

[Bertl]

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]

Incredible!
Really awesome job, that handle looks amazing on there too!


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[mhiszem]

Great job!


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[Darko]

Awesome job.

[Rub]

Great save!

[michael wolf]

Congrats to the MBH !
Nice Job


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[Hansiurpils]

Here's are a picture with my welder in action...;-)
Yes, he did a great job..

[Darko]

What is the blue stuff in the 17th picture?

[Hansiurpils]

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]

Very nice work, sir!