Broken door hinge :(

[Davefrom805]

A couple of years ago my wife and I bought our first home. Right away I was excited about the wood stove what Im pretty sure is a Vermont Castings Intrepid 1302 (no cat). Since then I have been getting better and better at using this thing, but today, the door hinge cracked a piece off. The door came loose, however I was able to push the pin back in enough to hold it together as I had already started a fire. The hinge broke long before the stove was hot so I suspect it had been weeken somehow.

Im at a loss on how to fix this thing. From my searches, it sounds like adhesives are not the best thing. I do not weld, however I do have some friends who weld. Looks to me like the front is attached to the entire unit, im guessing replacing the front by itself isnt possbile.

Ive attached a picture with the damage and would appreciate input.

 

[Highbeam]

Looks like all cast iron. Not easy for a welder. VCs don't get a lot of love around here, the modern VC stoves are awful but yours might be old enough to be from the good old days.

Consider the cost of a new stove compared to the cost of repairs with this one. Is it worth fixing?

 

[begreen]

Well, at least it's a top loader. That is going to be tough to repair permanently without replacing the front of the stove. One option might be to put a steel retaining strap across the pin area. This would take drilling and tapping for small screws on both sides to hold down the strap.

 

[Gibraltar IV]

I am just a self-taught farm welder, but with my old arc welder I have used the special rods for "cast iron" to successfully repair various cast parts. I think someone could weld the piece back on. Might not look great, but after some artful grinding maybe okay for you.

 

[defiant3]

I have a replacement front for that stove if you want to rebuild it .

 

[Davefrom805]

I have a replacement front for that stove if you want to rebuild it .

Isnt the front attached to the rest of it?

 

[begreen]

The parts diagram shows the pieces that make up the stove.

 

[Davefrom805]

You guys are awesome, thank you for the help.