Hi Ken, thanks for the info. Just to confirm ( as they seem to have a lot of versions) you mean this one?I used to carry the 15 minute variety to the track in my spares kit for quick fixes like repairing cracked fuel tanks or crankcases. I've used it for both, but considered it just a short term fix to get through a race. I've seen it used to fix a fuel tank crack (Rickman Norton) and last for years, but I wouldn't feel comfortable with that.
For other uses, I just use the regular stuff that takes longer to cure.
Ken
can it be used to repair the damaged threads on the top of an Atlas cylinder head? The one that holds the head steady plate.
Hi Ken, thanks for the info. Just to confirm ( as they seem to have a lot of versions) you mean this one?
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You may want to contact Jim Comstock (username Comnoz on here) @ http://www.nortonmachineshop.com/. His work is VERY highly regarded.Thanks to both for your advice. The insert sounds the way to go. I'm taking the major parts to a machine shop soon. I'm sure they can help me figure out a proper solution.
Thanks again Ken.Yes, that's the one I called "the regular one". Back when I first started using JB Weld in the early '70s, that was all they offered. The "15-minute" cure stuff was added later. I hadn't kept up with all the huge variety of new products they now offer, so didn't realize there would be any confusion. I've just looked at their web site, and I think what they call the KwikWeld is what they used to call 15-minute cure.
Ken
Sooo.... what's this stuff called now Ash?JBW has its place but for major repairs to threads or any other thing that can be easily fixed doing the right job, in all my years of riding and owning British motorcycles I have only used JBW once and that was only for a short term fix instead of a quick fix and keep your fingers crossed, but there are other products around that works even better than JBW, I have been using one for over 40 years its always in my workshop or when traveling in the 4x4, it sets harder than JBW and will dry on leaking fuel tanks to stop them leaking and to my experience it works so much better than JBW and will last long term and set as hard as steel, can be mixed in water to get a smoother finish, its designed for cast iron pipes and it comes in A and B packs and the two tins will last a life time of uses unless you lend it to someone to never see it again.
My little secret product that has been around for a very long time that not many people know about and most major plumbing hardware store will stock it or order it in, it might be for cast iron pipes but it has so much more uses, it use to be called Fropite or something like that but has now gone through a name change about 20 years ago when I had to replace my borrowed tins that never came back home.
But the best fix is fixing things the right way instead of short term fixes that could let you down and that is usually while you are on the road and far away from home.
Ashley
Diamant plastic metal ????JBW has its place but for major repairs to threads or any other thing that can be easily fixed doing the right job, in all my years of riding and owning British motorcycles I have only used JBW once and that was only for a short term fix instead of a quick fix and keep your fingers crossed, but there are other products around that works even better than JBW, I have been using one for over 40 years its always in my workshop or when traveling in the 4x4, it sets harder than JBW and will dry on leaking fuel tanks to stop them leaking and to my experience it works so much better than JBW and will last long term and set as hard as steel, can be mixed in water to get a smoother finish, its designed for cast iron pipes and it comes in A and B packs and the two tins will last a life time of uses unless you lend it to someone to never see it again.
My little secret product that has been around for a very long time that not many people know about and most major plumbing hardware store will stock it or order it in, it might be for cast iron pipes but it has so much more uses, it use to be called Fropite or something like that but has now gone through a name change about 20 years ago when I had to replace my borrowed tins that never came back home.
But the best fix is fixing things the right way instead of short term fixes that could let you down and that is usually while you are on the road and far away from home.
Ashley
Sooo.... what's this stuff called now Ash?
I want some for a long-term, critical repair to my crank-whotzit-thingummy!
Cheers
Rob