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I have repaired almost everything so far..Until this.A Snow Shoe.My buddy Mike is a member of a search and rescue team in New Hampshire..They get all the fun jobs..Anyway he had a malfunction with one of his shoes last week and figured I could fix it.."Yeah no problem" was my response..The outside of the shoe was stamped aluminum but the inside diggers are steel...So rather than take it all apart to do this I figured "What the heck I will just weld over the rivet and everything"..So I did.Warning..It's not pretty.Pics below..#1 The shoe..#2 The broken piece where the ring is..#3 Hold in vice..#4 Area to repair..#5 Done..This ain't going anywhere now.. ...zap!Last edited by zapster; 02-23-2011 at 08:52 PM.I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:nice work
Reply:NICE WORK..That is pretty cool and random to weld a snow shoe.Shop rigs -Miller Syncrowave 250 DXMiller 252Home rigs -Esab Caddy c200iHitachi E71 GeneratorMetabo chop saw, grinders, etc Two catsUnhealthy addictions to surfing and demolition derby
Reply:You just threw the stress to the opposite side, because this side doesn't flex like it used to.Oh well, have Hobart, will fix anything.Very nice thinking out of the box....... or should I say shoe.......MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:Thanks!At least it wasn't a "Lead Filled Snow Shoe"...(Frank Zappa)...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Originally Posted by MarkBall2You just threw the stress to the opposite side, because this side doesn't flex like it used to.Oh well, have Hobart, will fix anything.Very nice thinking out of the box....... or should I say shoe.......
Reply:Stand up folks always do the right thing! Good job zap.Matt
Reply:He77 I remember when you put the Miller in service too.  Sheesh, gettin old sure sux.MarkI haven't always been a nurse........Craftsman 12"x36" LatheEnco G-30B MillHobart Handler 175Lincoln WeldandPower 225 AC/DC G-7 CV/CCAdd a Foot Pedal to a Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 165A DC TIG PapaLion's Gate Build
Reply:Some of those snow shoes can get kinda pricey but they are still built no stronger than needed for the occasional user. Good fix. You saved him shelling out some bucks earlier than he needed to. That piece didn't flex there because in needed to. It flexed there because they built it as light as they could and still squeak by."The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt