Member Contributer tsmitty Posted March 22 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 22 Cap. have you played around with that piece of fabric I sent you? the reason I asked is one of your in-fills; the left lower mount screw well is disintegrating at the bottom. Both the top and bottom screw locations have been epoxied. Well I'm thinking of that cloth material, it bonds so well to that abs plastic. I'll get some pics tomorrow, I know my description is pretty weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Captain 80s Posted March 22 Member Contributer Share Posted March 22 I know exactly what you're talking about. That epoxy job was a "oh shit, I need this done right now for tomorrow" job, always meant to be revisited and correctly redone. The epoxy was the right stuff, just no reinforcement plan in the moment. Was just trying to keep the pieces from literally falling apart. The fact that it lasted this long is pretty remarkable. That plastic and that epoxy are perfect mates. I think that "fabric" is a good application for those areas. I was even planning on making some plastic "donuts" to go around the mounts on the back side for additional strength. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tsmitty Posted March 23 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 23 Yes! on the same track! I'll talk later with you about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer tsmitty Posted March 23 Author Member Contributer Share Posted March 23 19 hours ago, Captain 80s said: I was even planning on making some plastic "donuts" to go around the mounts on the back side for additional strength. The stuff won't adhere to any epoxy. But still a great idea. This is what I guess would be plan 1... This is what I was thinking; I have some ABS sheet. ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BJDKZWDF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) Making a new counterbore bottom, using the cloth as double sided sticky, then filling the back with more sandwiched abs and that plastic repair powder. Cant remember the name right now...Plastex or something. The con's of this would be loss of counterbore depth. The "shoulder screws" would need spacers to make up for the thickness change so the pretty infill still floats... 🙂 The pro's are top ascetics around the screw (hope) new pliable plastic to float around that shoulder screw. Whats your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azcona Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 I was thinking drilling thru the tube and the side of the gauge mount bracket as is right there, small bolt and nut, conical washer. The tube would be so much more sturdy or rigid not smushed down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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