Following on from breaking my reel, can anyone recommend a glue or something to glue the metal pieces together? Obvs needs to be super strong, is there anything out there??
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Jb weld
Jb weld
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JB Weld like Wayne said. What parts have you actuly broken though, are they high stress parts or sideplates or covers?
JB Weld like Wayne said. What parts have you actuly broken though, are they high stress parts or sideplates or covers?
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Yeahhh lol, the oscillator slider' basically it's a square metal shape around 8mm square, the top groove goes into the worm shaft and the spool spindle goes into the middle of the square, with a screw holding it in place. Basically the square instead of 1 piece is now 3. Seen review on jb, don't know how much it will take as if say lot or stress is on the joints
Yeahhh lol, the oscillator slider' basically it's a square metal shape around 8mm square, the top groove goes into the worm shaft and the spool spindle goes into the middle of the square, with a screw holding it in place. Basically the square instead of 1 piece is now 3. Seen review on jb, don't know how much it will take as if say lot or stress is on the joints
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Don't you know anyone in engineering that could make you a piece up? It wouldn't be too difficult by the sounds of it
Don't you know anyone in engineering that could make you a piece up? It wouldn't be too difficult by the sounds of it
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That's what i was thinking.
8mm square bar is fairly common in mild steel, ally etc.
That's what i was thinking.
8mm square bar is fairly common in mild steel, ally etc.
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God knows but this is the culprit -
God knows but this is the culprit -
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Cheers mate
1,2 is what it is and 3 is 2 out of the 3 pieces
Cheers mate
1,2 is what it is and 3 is 2 out of the 3 pieces
I wouldn't waste your time with glue mate, you can't reliably glue metal, it has to be welded. You would need to be pretty crafty to weld those three bits back together and keep it dead straight. I would try and source a spare.
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Yeah already tried to find a spare but seems a common fault and as they are superseded reels parts are not readily available. Someone is potentially going to re make them, but for sake of £5 Iv ordered some epoxy resin and see how that fairs until I can hopefully get one
Yeah already tried to find a spare but seems a common fault and as they are superseded reels parts are not readily available. Someone is potentially going to re make them, but for sake of £5 Iv ordered some epoxy resin and see how that fairs until I can hopefully get one
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Doesn't look like steel to me from the pictures
It's probably a alloy of some sort so couldn't be welded anyway.
Might be best just to order one from the manufacturer or if you know someone who could cast one for you In some sort of home foundry
but it's not difficult to do it out of ally if needed.
Doesn't look like steel to me from the pictures
It's probably a alloy of some sort so couldn't be welded anyway.
Might be best just to order one from the manufacturer or if you know someone who could cast one for you In some sort of home foundry
but it's not difficult to do it out of ally if needed.
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Looks like a cast alloy, you could get it TIG welded but looks extremely fiddly and if load bearing will probably go again. I'd buy a small block of brass 10mm x 10mm drill and a couple of files and make one mate if you can't buy a spare. Good luck 👍
Looks like a cast alloy, you could get it TIG welded but looks extremely fiddly and if load bearing will probably go again. I'd buy a small block of brass 10mm x 10mm drill and a couple of files and make one mate if you can't buy a spare. Good luck 👍
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https://www.sculpturecastings.co.uk/
Try these they may be able to help with a small piece like that
https://www.sculpturecastings.co.uk/
Try these they may be able to help with a small piece like that
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You can weld many cast alloys with the correct equipment.
You can weld many cast alloys with the correct equipment.