Sibylle3d ago

Sing with me:
Happyness is a hot glue gun

Or maybe: how many times does a mom fix a truck - till it can't be fixed anymooooore...

#repairs

Show threadRoss of Ottawa3d ago
@sibylle oh, some crazy glue (aka CA ) would probably work well for that too, and maybe quick with less fuss. Otherwise I'd go to 5min epoxy.
Show threadSibylle3d ago

@ottaross I tried "sekundenkleber" that's cyanacrilate. Is that crazy glue?
I tried that on the very same wheel about two weeks ago. The glueing surface is tiny and it is being used and abused...

I'm going to fill that wheel with hot glue and stick it on top, hoping it'll still turn.

Show threadRoss of Ottawa

@sibylle Yes, sounds like CA/ cyanoacrylate. Yeah if the surface is small, and not a super tight fit, it's not so good.

Hope the hot glue works. It's a little bit flexible at room temperature which might be helpful if its been bumped around aggressively. Only down side is it's hard to clean off completely if you need to resort to epoxy later. Fingers crossed!

Mar 19 at 6:52pmWeb
Show threadHarald Wagener3d ago
@ottaross @sibylle you can try mixing the cyanoacrylate with baking soda to make it a bit better for gap filling.
Show threadSibylle3d ago

@ottaross I don't have epoxy at hand anyways... it's small, it will be repaired to the point it can't be repaired anymore. That's what I do for 4 years on all of the vehicles.

I've soldered contacts of a toy police siren, too. We got this. :)

Show threadRoss of Ottawa3d ago
@sibylle nice!