Nothing warms my heart than seeing a fellow brown brother like me succeeding in life all the while listening to that familiar accent I used to hear on the rez. God bless you brother and the work of your hands.

Who ever gave this video a thumbs down clearly has never had to fix shit on the fly. Well done my man.

I went to this welding shop back in the 1980's and the owner was not there but his father was there, told him I has some brass twist chain and a couple of worn eyes and links. He said it had been sometime, he gave it a try a brazed the worn links to normal and the eyes to normal. He started out welding with oxy/acetylene before there were electrodes for arc welding. He was about 77 at the time, charged 15 bucks for the work. I was totally humbled by that old man and me just barely 20 yrs old.

"It's already broke, right? Can't get any worse." You clearly have not seen my repair jobs. By the time I had that gear working again I'd need help from a carpenter, a plumber, and a priest to fix all of the collateral damage.

Been a welder for 15 years never seen a threaded carbon rod .good one brother😎

Interesting to watch you work on something so delicate after watching many of your heavy equipment repairs! 👍

Do not be so damm hard on your self you have a wonderful channel we get to enjoy watching you go through your day making a living some body who has a negative or less than helpful comment can go to hell I have been a round a long time with some of the best and never have seen that carbon rod trick you know that because you use it so much my hat is way off to you

Well, I've used copper tubes to keep holes around welded steel, but I've never thought to use carbon to keep holes around brazing. I always learn something new, watching your videos - thanks for taking the time to make them. I'm relatively new to your channel, but yours have become one of my favorite places to go to on KZfaq.

I have been welding for over 40 years and you still teach me in your episodes. Thanks and be safe out there.

I love watching a master at his trade. I have not welded anything in my life but have always been fascinated by the process. Now at 81 years old it is a little late to learn, ha. I am a retired fire chief and there just wasn't time to get into welding which would have just been a hobby as I had other interests. Still I find it amazing to watch you as you not only do the repairs but figure out how to set the job up. Thanks for making the videos.

You say thanks for watching, I say thanks for posting.......Jay

Nice repair. I like the idea of using the carbon rods. That was cool.

Awesome....on the farm you are always doing that kind of stuff.....

Nice repair, second option would to have brazed the hole up and re tapped the thread on the other side. small jobs are fiddly, I get jobs like that all the time as people know I can fix them, down side is small jobs are small money lol. Keep safe.

Great job! Good filming

You fixed something to be able to fix something.... love it

Your "McGiver" repair worked like a dream!! Great job, neat idea using the carbon rods as fillers.

Funny because I had the same gear go on my lathe, it looks like a Boston gear NB14 . I repaired it the same way..I put it in pearlite after I was done brazing to make sure it cooled down slowly . Your file job looks much better than mine! thanks for the great content!

Great idea with the rods! The braze won't stick and won't soak up the heat either. I do commercial HVAC and braze all the time. Dissimilar metals too. The only thing I would have done different is a smaller tip. That's definitely some precision brazing there. Also, it's hard sometimes when you're really concentrating to not stop the torch when you're trying to add rod! Lol Great job as always and keep up the humor, makes the day go by!

That's a pretty sweet rig for cutting a straight line! Awesome repair too. "If I goof it up, don't copy me" LOL. Love it.

Dig it!! Bet we can check back with you a year from now and that gear will still be on the machine.

Already broke can't make it worse. But you made it better. Good work.

You are a great craftsman and I always learn from your videos. You might try lifting the file off the work on the return stroke. I find it makes for easier and faster filing.

Nothing Finer than repairing a tool that you need to use that day great job

It’s fascinating to see how this kind of thing can be done, including all the not-quite-right-yet stages. Functionally the part ended up good as new.

Wow so cool to be able to repair your own equipment to keep working. Nice to see that you can work on monstrous stuff, and tiny things too!!

Your mistakes are better than my repairs lol! Your Awsome man

Nice repair job, as long as it is not under any stress it should be ok, like the use of the carbon rod, some times braze holds up a long time & some times it don't! enjoyed the video.

The carbon arc rod for the form was brilliant!

Great work. I love you attitude. You are a real master. Thanks for sharing.

True field work! That chuckle of complete satisfaction was awesome!

Oy oy the vise is hot! You had us rolling in the aisles. What a pleasure it must be to work beside you sir.

I think you and I would get alone very well. I bought my first pickup 51 years ago when I was 12 and it didn't make the 10 mile trip home. I been fixing things ever since. I once welded a wheel flange back on the axel of a Franklin skidder. I don't know how long it lasted but the man never did tell me it broke again. I remember driving off watching that big tire wobble though the woods thinking that'll never last.

I love little jobs like these... so satisfying to repair your own stuff and get the job done... order a new gear of course... but run the old one until it quits! You might have been able to drill the other side and tap from there, just braze over the old hole.

Rather brazen of you to think you could fix that gear by brazing...and its a good thing you were! Looks like a good field repair. Nicely done, thumbs upl.

Fantastic work Issac 👍. Great to see a craftsman at work.

Too bad you didn’t have your TIG welder on hand. But you said that. Super repair!!! I have been watching your videos for a few weeks and I must say, you are the man to call. I’m impressed each time I watch you work. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

I can dig it alright! Magnificent!

Chamfering one of the edges of the 2 pieces would have made full mechanical bond more likely. If there was outside clearance I would have built up brass double thick and left it for strength on the outside of the shaft. Adding a steel nut brazed on top of the old setscrew hole , brazing full, drilling oversize and retapping would have been another option. Beautiful torch work. Great control. The carbon rods used as cores was brilliant. Having a sharp file of the correct profile in your toolbox is a matter of luck on a job like that.

aww man it's fun to watch you work. you keep it so real. youre awsome.

I dig it. Terrific repair.

Excellent workmanship! Sometimes in the field a guys gotta make stuff work. Looks great.

thanks for the educational videos.

Nice work. Little stuff can be as challenging as the big stuff on a given day.

This channel needs a truck/ toolbox tour worse than any other

Thanks for putting your skill out there. I dig it sir!

I watched this video today too but I’m a new subscriber for you hopefully you come up with more videos soon I think you do a great job and what you doing and is quite interesting. Keep up a good job on the videos look forward to more soon.

You’ve done a good job

I've seen soot from an acetylene torch used to prevent cast-in-place bearing metal from sticking, but threaded rod like that is a new idea worth tucking in a grey cell.

Loved the running commentary.

Great little repair & should last too as there's very little load on it, I haven't seen a profile cutter like that since my college days & nice to see one still working 🙂👌

Love it when a plan comes together lol.

I think you are doing great for such a small thing.

Never saw the carbon rod trick but good deal ! What l have done is use a carpenters pencil to rub along the edge of where l wanted the weld to stop , it acted like a dam , worked perfect

I was thinking a small lathe would help, then you mentioned the tool has teeth from end to end , my Dad would say “ he’ll make a good fixer-upper “. I agree

First, let me say that I'm a big fan of your channel! But, for future reference when brazing, the brass will flow to the flux. When you sprinkled the flux on the gear teeth I knew you might have an issue in post-production removing the braze. I mean, obviously no biggy, you were able to remove it with that wedge file. Oh, and I hate to see someone using a file like a saw... Push it into the work, then relax the pressure or even lift the file on the backstroke. Your file will last longer and you won't have to clean it as often. Just a thought.

Awesome work

👍I dig it! Nice work as always. Last time I tried that, I had a hard time seeing the teeth afterwards 🤣. I got it hot again and swiped it with a stainless brush. Worked pretty good.

Well if you did it wrong then it makes two of us that have had that luck. It is such a fine line between all melts or welds and its a feeling more than sight of been there and seen how it is such a thin line between too hot and not quite. Kinda if your eye sees it move then take the heat off. and don't think about it. Nice work

You make an impossible job seem easy. Brilliant.

Isaac, never use a file without a handle, if the file hits something immovable the tang will go into the veins under your wrist! I saw it happen at school, metalwork lessons, decades ago. 😱

I never thought of using carbon rod for that, thanks

Nice repair.

Surprised you didn't weld it shut and drill and tap a new hole. A win is a win though. Thanks for the vidjas

Great job fixing that gear

Great repair

Doing it wrong, if it works it ain't wrong Damn you are good

Great video! Keep them coming

Awesome video, Man! Loved watching that handiwork.. perfect repair!

Nice little repair job. Some of those tap handles have another jaw set down inside for the smaller taps.

Great repair on a tricky piece. I wish I had your skills!

Your very knowledgable appreciate the videos

Came out great! Thanks for sharing

Excellent video well done very informative article thanks bud y'all stay safe out there

Q-VO FROM EL SUR DE CALIFAS, O.C. TO BE EXACT! NICE WORK IGGY, YOU ARE THE BEST! THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO.

love watching these

Very good job. If it hadn't worked, could I suggest that great Texas invention, JB Weld? Very good stuff. Machinable too!

Great video and thanks for sharing! Stay Safe!

My grandad used to weld pin boss holes up around carbon rods to keep the hole clean

Hey next time try paste flux and alloy solder wire(solid core). Works wonders and it's almost as tough as brazing but its alot more user friendly.

i have my TIG in my 3rd bedroom. it comes in handy.

I really like your method of using carbon rods for space taker upper. Am surprised that you were able to use brazing rod for repair.

Nice job IC Weld!

Pretty neat man. Thanks

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for your time hey any body can buy one can you fix or remake one that's challenge great work bro have a blessed day

nice work

"Genius is knowing when to stop "--- how many times do I need to be told I ain't no genius

thanks bud!

good job ic !!! thanks for sharing !!!!

Issac Great repair as expected from you. You're a talented man 👨. Did your old instructor tell you the teeth face one direction on a file and hack saw blade. Mine did and made it a point to look over my should to make sure I remember correctly. He had us file a true flat on a 1/4 rod after angle cutting it.

dig it, i can do nickle, tig same,,,wonderful tip

Kind of looks like one of these: $27.72 from McMaster-Carr. In stock. Metal Gear - 14-1/2 Degree Pressure Angle, Round Bore, 16 Pitch, 12 Hardened Teeth | McMaster-Carr

I think you did a good job

Nice Job!

A smaller flame tip might help focus the heat better? Looks like the larger gear teeth took a hit from the torch.

that was cool. good job

Hell yeah

Nice repair😀 I think you had pretty tough customer for that one!

amazing