BEAUTIFUL Angel Restoration

Restoration of a very beautiful angel who broke her legs and lost her wings. I will repair this beauty and make her fly again so she hopefully can save the world.

ABOUT THE BROKEN ANGEL

I got this rusty broken angel from the local antique store. It's made of cast Iron and are used as a metal decoration in peoples home or garden. I think the angel are supposed to be rusty when used as decoration. I got this restoration project for absolutely free, because it is hard to repair and weld cast iron and at the same time make it look good. But I am always into a challenge, and I was actually blown away of this little figures beauty, so I have to save her.

ABOUT THE RESTORATION

I started by sandblasting the angel's base and body so I could weld those two parts together. I did a few tack welds which hold the two pieces very fine together. I prepared it for TIG brazing/welding by grinding a deep groove all around the front/back legs and heated the cast iron to around 175°C/350 °F. I TIG brazed it with aluminium bronze and had 110 amps on my welding machine in DC TIG mode. I used 100% argon as my shield gas. I slowly cooled it down to normal temperature by burying the angel in sand. I grinded and removed the excess material and polished the welding.