KMS is right. there are many different epoxies. what ever you use, follow directions and use disposable tools (brushes etc) and throw them away when done. do not try to clean with Acetone. Stuff is bad for you
I Like Gorilla glue, then wrap it with some Alabama Duct Tape, or you could probably fingd some UGA tape also [got it online]! But have you tried just replacing the part...should be able to find that info from your vac manufacturer!
Thank you all, I am going to use the epoxy. Patsy, when I fell over it it snapped the plastic piece off (that holds the entire vertical part with the handle on it) . Now it can only lie on the ground & there is no warranty because I damaged it. I had only used it one time. How lame is that!!!! Duh that is what clumsy does for ya.
Plastics are some common in stuff today...because they are light weight and cheap. I remember a vac that my grandmother had...it was an all metal Hoover that weighed about 50 pounds...it was nearly as old as grams...but man that thing was a beast to push around
I did it!!! The vacuum is repaired! I used the Loctite epoxy for plastic. KMS, I shopped at Walmart and they did not have Devon. I have not had the time to shop & Walmart was handy. I will let it cure all night & hopefully it will hold! Thank you all so very, very much!!
KMS! Help!! I respect your knowledge, I used Loctite for plastic & it had to be mixed (double barrel tube with plunger). I held the part that broke off in place for at least 3 minutes & let it sit overnight & it simply fell of this morning when I moved it.
did you mix the two parts together on a scrap of cardboard or some other disposable surface....then apply the well mixed glue?
Another option would be to use CA ( Cyanoacrylate) with the addition of an accelerator. The CA (medium viscosity "hot stuff") is applied then while your holding the two pieces together you "spritz" the repair using your third hand ..LOL the accelerator will cause the CA to set very
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quickly...( about 5 sec).
Be careful to not get this on your skin...a version of CA is used to glue skin together as an emergency "suture"
Yes, I mixed it correctly & will do as you said, following exact instructions using the third arm (I got a chuckle) but I am out the door to the Galleria to teach a Kitchen Design Class to the 5O+ Council....My peers!LOL
I have a gorgeous crystal chandelier. One of the metal arms broke off. It is a brass color metal. Whatever the main metal is used for chandeliers, that's mine. I tried E6000 and when that did not work, JB Weld. Still did not hold with the crystals on it. This was several years ago. What would work for metal.
I am vexed, I can not order a part, it is the plastic piece of the body. I will try what KMS suggested if I can find it & then... he will be my hero of the day!
Flower scapes...have you checked with the manufacturer about an OEM replacement? Most of the metal in those type of things are built form "pot metal" which is a very cheap wimpy version of cast iron.
As Lee Ann dropped of the vac for me to work on, I was able to parlay a free color consultation for my State Farm agent Calvin Dubose, whose business we are painting. Favors are expensive (;
Thanks KMS. What is an OEM? I got it for $25 at a garage sale. I had to replace a couple of crystals so brought one to a lighting shop. Based upon my description of it and the crystal I brought in to match, they said it was worth around $2000! As I was hanging the replacement crystal, the arm broke off. It is the basic light weight metal, with the value in the quality of the crystals. I showed the arm to that store several years ago. They did not know what to do. I bet there has
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to be something that would work other than duct tape. We had an electrician hang it in the dining room and most people don't notice the missing arm.
OEM stands for "original equipment manufacturer" its bsically the exact part the company used when the thing was first built.
Considering this is an older unit of ??? origin this may pose more troubles I'v done some repairs to "linear" items using an epoxy filled "tube" that slips over the break.
Another option would be to use CA ( Cyanoacrylate) with the addition of an accelerator. The CA (medium viscosity "hot stuff") is applied then while your holding the two pieces together you "spritz" the repair using your third hand ..LOL the accelerator will cause the CA to set very ...»
Be careful to not get this on your skin...a version of CA is used to glue skin together as an emergency "suture"
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Considering this is an older unit of ??? origin this may pose more troubles I'v done some repairs to "linear" items using an epoxy filled "tube" that slips over the break.