Advice needed on manifold repair

Brooks James said

There's no distortion on the intake port crack, or other shift that would require machining. I'm thinking about about what CH 1 II said about brazing it. I had good luck with that before. I have practically nothing in it.

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Having an engine machine shop we see all kinds of things people want repaired for rare engines where parts are not available. After you add up the cost of material and machine work you'll have more in it then its worth. And then will it last through heat cycles after you waist a gasket set. Will it leak coolant into your fresh engine? Will it suck air and lean the engine out? You won't know until you waist more money.

Do you actually think that intake is worth the money you'll have in it. If you paid more then $5 for it you should take your losses and move on. The intake is junk. Spray welding would be the proper repair. That material alone would cost more then a new intake. Scrap is $9.00 a 100 lbs. so you should be able to make money if you got it for next to nothing like you said. What did you actually pay for a chunk of cast iron? That's the Question I would like an answer to.