is this worth it? should i just get a new one?
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>>2961476just get a new one.pretty common to find at actual thrift shops. you'd be paying about the same price as new at goodwill.however, new ones tend to be thinner than older (lodge at least, cant say for others)
>>2961478figures, i looked online and they say to either glue it or weld it and both options seem like a bad idea
Yeah welding cast sucks, just get a new one.Too bad it's right down the middle and you can't even make a spatula out of it
Didn't want to make a new thread so I'm hijacking this one lol.I have a few really good cast iron pans that I got when I was dating/living with a chef.Problem is, since we broke up years ago they've been in my possession (I paid for them), just getting gross and rusting (?)What do I do? Steel wool and soap? Power washer? I want to give them away, probably to the local homeless shelter I volunteer at.Thanks anons
>>2961525post a photo, but the easiest and cheapest way is with sodium hydroxideget a bucket or something that holds the pan, put the pan in there and fill with water. then you squirt some dish soap in there and while the pan is underwater scub it with something (scubbing isnt really necessary, but it makes the next process work better). you then get some sodium hydroxide and add two tablespoons per liter of water in the bucket and then let it sit overnightyou can find hydroxide as lye, its cheap and at every hardware store. also, dont put your hands in the water afterwards, tip the water down the drain and rinse the pan with a garden hose and then take the pan out
>>2961529oh, only do this if its like ops photo where its only cast iron and no wooden parts
>>2961525Burn them out and reseason them with a high smoke point oil, or bacon grease
>>2961529>>2961530Damn, it's in my storage unit right now so I can't get a pic :(I appreciate the input though and will screencap your post for future reference. Thanks anon!
>>2961525If you're going to give them away just do that, I'm sure the average homeless guy has more experience cooking on cast iron than you do lol
>>2961481>Too bad it's right down the middle and you can't even make a spatula out of itCould make a heavy duty pie lifter though...
how come no artisty-fartsy pattern designs on Comp Roofs?I might be buying a smallish TLC 1920s Neo-Victorian/Craftsman that will be needing roof soon and has a few gables and valleys on the roof.I'm thinking it would be cool to have "accents" on edges, ridges and a pattern in the fields, probably one big "unit" pattern of like diamond with edge and inner diamond or something, using diff colors of Comp tiles.I can't help but notice that while patterns of floor, shower and counter and back-splash tiles are common or even SOP, I've never seen what I'm proposing. :)Picrel is triangles, so I'd most likely be stuck with rectangles, but I don't see why overlaying with cut shingles wouldn't be possible, but that would be extra money and work.The UFW Union flag is an example of similar art with just 90deg blocks, and IMO looks pretty good, and is example of what my diamond or other stepped design might be.Thots?
Welding cast iron is already difficult doing it in something as thin as a frying pan is asking for trouble. I got some woodworking tool shipped to me for my grandfather, and one of my Bedrock played somehow managed to get a corner clipped off of the square part and I took it to a machinist to specialize in this stuff to fix it and he brazed it together very carefully using a special solder that's meant for difficult materials like this.
>>2961476>when teflon tranny uses washing up liquid in hunk's gear it's all so tiresome
why does a certain subset of edamamebois think cast iron skillets are some sort of fragile porcelainlike shit that need more care than an inbred show poodle?fer fuks sake the average olden days fryin pan enjoyer would scrub the thing out with a handful of dirt and pine needles an go right back to cookin the next round of viddles fir supper and nobody batted an eyethese same wristlets o nu also seem to have taken the notion that blue jewans aint meant to be washed ever. da fuck? yall stank put yer fuckin pants in the washer theyll be fine
>>2961476just give it a little zip from your easyflux
>>2961476A new one is like $20.
>>2961476Brazing will work but it'll be a case of drilling a small hole at each end of the crack so it won't continue spreading.Bronze wire, get it all hot, lots of flux and fine oxy-lpg tip or oxy-acet if you're feeling particularly spicy but it can melt through if you're not careful.
op here, i cooked with it one last time (my stove suffered less damage than you imagine) and started doing this idea >>2961566
i went to my grandmothers place today and she showed me a cupboard with 8 or so pans and i picked my favorite so i have a new one already
this is how it looks now, what shape should it take? i dont want to take too much off the flat end because the handle is too heavy (it tilts down onto it)plz draw on this image if you have an idea
>>2961692Anon you gotta get an angle grinder... Also where's the other anon that made a frying pan spatula recently? I did a couple of them the other night out of some worn out aluminum frying pans. Brought them home and the wife approved. Gotta finish wire brushing off the teflon/coating though.
>>2961692supremely based knife maker
>>2961695YoI burned the teflon off of mine in an open fire, it seemed to work really well
>>2961650Cast iron is a fragile material, it's in its very nature. It's not a press together mess of crystals, it's large crystals all held together by small amounts of cementite
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>>2961794Cast iron be brittle, nigga
Welding cast is easy. Preheat and use nickel rod…thank me later
>>2961752>>2961695The volatiles formed during thermal breakdown of teflon are extremely carcinogenic (wire wheel counts to a degree). Please don't breath any of it in.
>>2961844Nah I just tossed it in the fire and came back when it was handleableThanks for the concern tho fren :)
>>2961831>nickel rodcosts more than a new pan
>>2961529>>2961536If you want to be cheaper, depending on the amount of rust you could soak them in 50/50 vinegar/water mixture, then scrape using a steel pad. Once all the rust is cleared, dry with a towel/slow stove heat. Next, add oil (either high smoke avocado oil or I use lard) then wipe as much as you can off the pan. Then bake at 350 for an hour. Once you've reseasoned it, clean after cooking and make sure to dry thoroughly.
>>2961886honestly vinegar isnt really cheaper than lye, check hardware stores online
OP you should look into metal stitching. Fuck welding cast iron.
>>2961876Thanks Karen
>>2961476I'm sure this makes me hitler but I buy up all the used cast iron pans at my local thrift shop a few times each summer to use for rifle target practice. I like shooting at iron, and commercial iron targets are insanely expensive.You should shoot it, op.
>>2962042Given that there's no telling what was in them before they were donated, that's probably best. I could see someone donating their grandpappy's cast iron they found in the shed that he used to melt lead until it turned his brain into oatmeal
>>2962042Oh also, just make a trip to your local railroad crossing and get some tie plates. They even already have holes for chains if you don't have a welder
>>2962058this is genius thanks for the suggestion
>>2962118its also a federal felonyt. been hassled while trying to scrap out a private siding
>>2962129Nigga I didn't say haul a truck load of them to the scrapyard. I said grab a few for hanging rifle targets
>>2961476A new Lodge 12" is only $30, and if you go to antique shops they've probably got a few old-school ones on hand for a decent price, too.
>>2961476Replace. I weld and the cost of my Crown Alloys wire and argon would be more than an old pan is worth while requiring much grinding to finish. >>2961525Rust is harmless. Degrease and give away as they are. BTW rust is so harmless I often just season light rust. People are far too into silly cooking rituals. The objective of eating is energy and a satisfying turd afterwards.
>>2961525Sandblast, then sand down. The problem with rust are the new pits opened up. It'll still no matter how you season it. Still usable, of course.
>>2961479You weld cast iron with brass (or was it bronze?) oddly enough. I cracked a chunk off the lid of my grandad's dutch oven I was borrowing for camp. My dad took it to a guy he works with and repaired it with bronze (or brass?) which he said was how it must be done. I'd tak ea picture but I've got it in my storage building in town atm.
>>2963581You can also weld cast with a stainless rod, but as someone else pointed out that shit gets more expensive than the piece quick
Thermite, anon. Like they weld railroad tracks.
>>2963715Aside from it being overkill, what's your plan to make sure the Al02 stays completely out of the weld?
>>2963571>don't take pleasure in eating>do take pleasure in shitting
>>2963571>>2963885https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vLJPVjNGDhw
>>2963855While it's true it probably won't all cook out, a bit of aluminum won't kill you, anon.
>>2961752I ended up making a couple too...
>>2963921Man yours look way nicer than mine D:I wonder if we're gonna start a trend
>>2963962>Man yours look way nicer than mine D:>I wonder if we're gonna start a trendLol. The cast iron ones were the trend. Were just the poors with the shitty aluminum pans. Seriously though I saw a weber smash burger "kit" that had some spices and bullshit and a similar looking heavy spatula at Sutherlands the other day and it was $45 which I thought was absurd. Just found it on amazon and it's $60 on there. Normies will buy anything. Probably put it on their 3 month payment plan too... These two pans were in the aluminum scrap barrel, so I figured I may as well give it a go.
>>2963990>60 bucks for a burger flipper and some salt/pepper shakersGet me off this ride.
>>2963990>>2963992>Burger smasherJust cut the handle off a pan, or just use a pan as is...But yeah I just have some Badia pepper shakers I use for my salt n pepper
>>2963992>Get me off this ride.You know some guy's wife bought those as a Christmas present for her grill master... My wife is pretty stoked about the frying pan spatulas though, so overall it was definitely worth it.
>>2963992Oh and don't forget you can put that on your 3 month payment plan through amazon... It's only like $25 a month that way! Way more affordable than $60 all at once! We're all doomed aren't we?
>>2963997>My wife is pretty stoked about the frying pan spatulas thoughI have a stainless non-stick one but it's got a big bonded heat distribution thing on the bottom that would make it far too thick for a spatula and apparently you can't remove it without effectively destroying the pan
>>2964005Yeah I cut into one of those too but it was deep walled and looked retarded so it ended up going to the scrap yard... Also the stainless itself wasn't that thick, which makes sense because of it was thick it would cost a ton and be completely overkill.
>>2961476You can get non toxic braze
>>2963581Brazing is the process your thinking, I wouldn't want to eat off it. >>2963585Any type of welding wouldn't last long with the amount of thermal cycling a cast iron pan is gunna do>>2961476Go on eBay and buy a used Griswold or something similar, I have a few in my collection they seem better than the modern lodge stuff
>>2963921How did you get such clean edges without grinding them down? I used a cutting wheel and ended up with a crazy amount of burring
>>2964186Cleaned them up with the ol' Harbor freight 12" disk sander.>>2964181>Any type of welding wouldn't last long with the amount of thermal cycling a cast iron pan is gunna doI have a cast iron pot that my dad drilled some small drainage holes into that my wife wants me to try and fix. Gonna tap them, thread in a screw then cut them off slightly long and peen them down good before grinding them back down flat with the surface. Should work good. We'll see.
