Originally Posted by
BassNotBass
If you found someone willing to repair that hinge I'd be leery. First off I wouldn't trust brazing or building up a weld on a broken hinge like that with such deep rust... it's like attempting to sew a necrotic toe back onto your foot. So IMHO your best option is to cut the old hinge off and weld a good one in its place but I think the cost of that kind of work would be more than you're willing to pay.
Thanks for your thoughts. I'll bring that kind of information when I go to the local welder next week.
He said it would all and all cost about 60 bucks per hour of work, and he would probably need an hour. But maybe some more if I ask him to cut the old hinge off and create a new one.