Jeff Taylor Wrote:
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> Hopefully Scott Gibbs will step in and answer with
> more info from the C&TS.
>
> One of the more frequently used methods for
> repairing castings other than brazing is the lock
> N stitch method. Lock N stitch Inc is the go to
> company. This method
>
here is
> what I'm talking about.
>
> This type of repair is a good option.
>
> As for the grates, CRRM is working with the C&TS
> to have new grates cast for 168.
Jeff, thank you for the info and especially the video link to the Lock N Stitch method. I had not heard of it before and while watching the first video was trying to understand how it would work. When the cross holes were drilled and the locking sections put in, it all came together. Wow, what great ingenuity!