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5-26-2014

Plastic repairs! 

So I have been pondering figuring out the best way to repair plastic posts that decide they no longer want to be a part of their original design.

So I bought a harbor freight plastic welding kit because it was the closest to the expensive setups I could test out for cheap. Dont buy the big fan ones. Get the sub $20 soldering iron with some steel mesh. Here is the process I used:

Tips: get an edge and corner melted in, then let it cool. Then work your way across. It seemed to do the trick for me.

Being patient and not getting any one area too hot for too long seems to be a very important tidbit. Otherwise, if the whole piece of mesh is hot, it will pull out completely or at least move around.

Plastic repair (continued):

I lined up the post and tacked the edge of each tab. I then slowly worked my way towards the center. Afterwards, I added some extra filler material to smooth everything out and hopefully make it all a little bit stronger.

Test fitting.

Proof I didn't melt the good side. 

Final product.