Re: [MBZ] OT Redneck engineering advice
After oldest boy snagged it on a tree backing out of the driveway, I repaired the badly cracked plastic housing of the door mirror on the Focus using epoxy and aluminum strips cut from a beer can. Holding so far. Easier when you don't care what it looks like. Floyd Thursby via Mercedes writes: > Good idea too. Being a belt and suspenders kind of guy I think the idea > of some fiberglass then a piece of aluminum over that, then maybe a > coupla little screws on either side once it cures. Thanks Curley and Max! > > --FT > > On 11/23/20 3:51 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >> I like the first idea. Maybe sand the white plastic to roughen it, then a >> few layers of fiberglass wrapping around the perimeter? After the >> fiberglass sets, put a couple screws through it into the plastic, one on >> each side of the crack. >> >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> >> Nov 23, 2020 3:23:55 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> : >> >>> My weedwhacker housing cracked at this screw attaching point and caused all >>> kinds of mayhem necessitating replacement of two castings (bought used off >>> eBay). It stripped out the part of the housing in there that the screw >>> presses on. It’s a totally stupid design with that much pressure on these >>> little bits of plastic. >>> >>> I got it all back together but need to get this sorted before I use it. >>> I’m thinking some JBweld plastic epoxy with something shrouding the curved >>> plastic housing bit to hold it and make it stronger and somehow filling >>> inside where the screw goes, or just getting a longer screw and washer to >>> fit over the top to hold the strengthened bit of the plastic tight. >>> >>> Any thoughts? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Redneck engineering advice
That's an idea but there is grease and oil in there, I cleaned it up with degreaser but I don't think that would get down in there to clean it up, and it would probably not stick together with that in between the 2 pieces --R On 11/23/20 4:36 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Can you do a little plastic welding and melt it together a bit before you add the epoxy and cloth and aluminum and ...? RB On 23/11/2020 2:23 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: My weedwhacker housing cracked at this screw attaching point and caused all kinds of mayhem necessitating replacement of two castings (bought used off eBay). It stripped out the part of the housing in there that the screw presses on. It’s a totally stupid design with that much pressure on these little bits of plastic. I got it all back together but need to get this sorted before I use it. I’m thinking some JBweld plastic epoxy with something shrouding the curved plastic housing bit to hold it and make it stronger and somehow filling inside where the screw goes, or just getting a longer screw and washer to fit over the top to hold the strengthened bit of the plastic tight. Any thoughts? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Redneck engineering advice
Can you do a little plastic welding and melt it together a bit before you add the epoxy and cloth and aluminum and ...? RB On 23/11/2020 2:23 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: My weedwhacker housing cracked at this screw attaching point and caused all kinds of mayhem necessitating replacement of two castings (bought used off eBay). It stripped out the part of the housing in there that the screw presses on. It’s a totally stupid design with that much pressure on these little bits of plastic. I got it all back together but need to get this sorted before I use it. I’m thinking some JBweld plastic epoxy with something shrouding the curved plastic housing bit to hold it and make it stronger and somehow filling inside where the screw goes, or just getting a longer screw and washer to fit over the top to hold the strengthened bit of the plastic tight. Any thoughts? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Redneck engineering advice
Good idea too. Being a belt and suspenders kind of guy I think the idea of some fiberglass then a piece of aluminum over that, then maybe a coupla little screws on either side once it cures. Thanks Curley and Max! --FT On 11/23/20 3:51 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: I like the first idea. Maybe sand the white plastic to roughen it, then a few layers of fiberglass wrapping around the perimeter? After the fiberglass sets, put a couple screws through it into the plastic, one on each side of the crack. Max Dillon Charleston SC Nov 23, 2020 3:23:55 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes : My weedwhacker housing cracked at this screw attaching point and caused all kinds of mayhem necessitating replacement of two castings (bought used off eBay). It stripped out the part of the housing in there that the screw presses on. It’s a totally stupid design with that much pressure on these little bits of plastic. I got it all back together but need to get this sorted before I use it. I’m thinking some JBweld plastic epoxy with something shrouding the curved plastic housing bit to hold it and make it stronger and somehow filling inside where the screw goes, or just getting a longer screw and washer to fit over the top to hold the strengthened bit of the plastic tight. Any thoughts? --FT Sent from iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Redneck engineering advice
I like the first idea. Maybe sand the white plastic to roughen it, then a few layers of fiberglass wrapping around the perimeter? After the fiberglass sets, put a couple screws through it into the plastic, one on each side of the crack. Max Dillon Charleston SC Nov 23, 2020 3:23:55 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes : > My weedwhacker housing cracked at this screw attaching point and caused all > kinds of mayhem necessitating replacement of two castings (bought used off > eBay). It stripped out the part of the housing in there that the screw > presses on. It’s a totally stupid design with that much pressure on these > little bits of plastic. > > I got it all back together but need to get this sorted before I use it. I’m > thinking some JBweld plastic epoxy with something shrouding the curved > plastic housing bit to hold it and make it stronger and somehow filling > inside where the screw goes, or just getting a longer screw and washer to fit > over the top to hold the strengthened bit of the plastic tight. > > Any thoughts? > > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT Redneck engineering advice
My weedwhacker housing cracked at this screw attaching point and caused all kinds of mayhem necessitating replacement of two castings (bought used off eBay). It stripped out the part of the housing in there that the screw presses on. It’s a totally stupid design with that much pressure on these little bits of plastic. I got it all back together but need to get this sorted before I use it. I’m thinking some JBweld plastic epoxy with something shrouding the curved plastic housing bit to hold it and make it stronger and somehow filling inside where the screw goes, or just getting a longer screw and washer to fit over the top to hold the strengthened bit of the plastic tight. Any thoughts? --FT Sent from iPhone___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
