Having met up at this year’s Newark meet, @igh371 sold me the Caesar for a very nominal sum with its known issue of a trivet broken into four pieces. I was confident that a high silver content (55% silver) brazing rod would put things right, not requiring an extreme temperature to join the parts so avoiding exposing the delicate filigree casting to thermal stress, yet creating strong joints fully capable of coping with the heat of the wick burners. The silbraze was applied from the reverse side so that raised fillets of braze metal would go unseen with the stove in use yet would confer additional strength to the bonds in the thin section of the castings. Application of stove polish and a light buffing with a cloth created a pleasing finish to the trivet. Returned to the stove, it’s its crowning glory! I removed a pair of inflexible, hardened wicks, with replacements on order in two thicknesses to achieve the optimum ease of movement of the wick raising mechanism. Inscriptions Caesar’s return to Newark is in prospect in 2027. John
Nice brazing on the cast iron, John. I’ve a box with broken and badly cracked cast iron to mend. Cheers Tony
Fantastic piece of work John, and you certainly haven't wasted any time either! Definitely has found the right home now Can't wait to see how it looks once the new wicks are in and it can be put to work once again. Should put out a fair bit of heat. It was the largest 'wickie' Hjorth ever put on the market @presscall
