Fixing the Yixing?

So ... I pour my hot water into my yixing pot and ... "crack" ... I hear this unsettling sound. Hmm ... the pot is still intact but ... why is there so much water on the table? Hmm ... then I see it ... a hairline crack on my yixing pot going about halfway around ... and water sweating out.

Argh!!

Now, can anything be done to fix this, or is it toast?

alexface said:

Maybe this is helpful? http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=12667&start=30#p173229

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Out comes the trusty JB Weld Epoxy- Marine Formula. This stuff is non toxic, safe up to 500 degrees F, 100% waterproof, and will hold until eternity. Equal parts of the liquid steel and hardener are mixed together on a piece of foil with a plastic q-tip until it becomes a smooth uniform gray color.

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Cool!

Of course, I have to wait for the pot to actually break apart (or help it along ) but at least in the meantime I can use my leaky pot.

That is almost enough to make a man cry.
Is it time to be fixing or nixing or deep sixing this Yixing?

I hope it's not one of you good ones.

StillShaving said:

That is almost enough to make a man cry.
Is it time to be fixing or nixing or deep sixing this Yixing?

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Thanks, Happy.

ouch said:

I hope it's not one of you good ones.

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The little red one?

Oh this is sounding very sad. . . a somebody broke my My Hoo-Too Foo-to-Boo-to Bah moment.

Will Doc4 ever be able to enjoy tea again?

But of course...

ouch said:

The little red one?

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a) http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/430496-Two-DIFFERENT-smilies

b) yes.

Sorry for your partial loss.

Update ... the pot is now in three pieces.

I dropped it ... well, it slipped out of my hand and rolled across the table from about 6" up ... and a big chunk came out. I was able to easily pry off the other chunk, so now I can glue and repair.

Photos to come.

Doc4 said:

Update ... the pot is now in three pieces.

I dropped it ... well, it slipped out of my hand and rolled across the table from about 6" up ... and a big chunk came out. I was able to easily pry off the other chunk, so now I can glue and repair.

Photos to come.

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Cool! Did not know that you could actually repair one. Will have to try that next time one of mine develops a crack.

Cheers,
Steve
www.JAS-eTea.com
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Something fell on my red yixing very soon after I got it. Luckily the lid absorbed the impact, so only it required repair. As I recall I found a two part epoxy that was food surface safe or something, sorry can't recall the brand. Has held up for a good three or four years now.

I glued it up yesterday ... hope to try it out next week after a good, long cure.

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Okay, kind of getting the hang of the glue ... a bit too much trumps not quite enough ... but I seem able to chip away the excess once dried, so it won't end up so ugly eventually.

Doc4 said:

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Lick o' paint, lick o' paint.

ouch said:

Lick o' paint, lick o' paint.

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