[Jewelry making - Article 00867] - Re: [Orchid] Handle for vulcaniser

[Dave Mereski]

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Hi Phillip

    I too broke both of the handles off my vulcanizer wheel, It is cast
    metal, so forget about welding it. I took my broken wheel to a
    machinist, and he threaded the wheel where the ends broke off, and
    fabricated a pair of steel handles, (threaded at the ends), and
    attached them to the wheel. Has worked perfectly for years. 

    The lesson learned for me from this, was that you don't need to
    crank the plates down so hard you need a snipe or hammer to get them
    loose. After the repairs, I just used arm strength to tighten down
    the vulcanizer, and all my molds still worked out very well. 

    Good Luck. 

Dave
www.thegoldworks.net
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