Primarily Petroliana Shop Talk Forums Shop Talk Petroliana Forums General Petroliana Discussion A novice rebuilds a Fry 117.

Do you have a mig welder? I would cut the heads off about an inch down off of the original rods and splice them onto the new rods. Taper the piece you cut off and taper the end on the new rod. Weld the two pieces together. Then carefully grind and finish the rod shank or turn on a lathe.