Barrels

The front barrel exhaust port had broken off 

You can see that various people had tried to repair it in the past.
Cant get the barrels rebored until we fix it
We tried an electric stick welder but it wouldn't take.

Someone then suggested we try a cast iron alloy ??? stick and oxy it on.
This seemed to work and we gradually built up the port.

I spent some time grinding it back (including getting the metal dust in my eyes twice)
now that stings for 12 hours !

Cant get it back to round & a number of holes in the weld.
Murray had a look & thought it would be ok ... if we went over the cracks.

 
So will need to re weld it