Our little (sub) 2 year old dropped it this morning and the ears shattered and front legs snapped.
similar to this:
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any ideas about how to repair? or is it a case of replace?
What's it made of ?
It looks like bronze or brass, which I would expect to bend rather than break.
At a guess, I would say it's a zinc/aluminium alloy with a bronze plating or coating of some sort.
If so, it's not the sort of thing that could be easily welded.
Best to drill corresponding holes in the broken face of both parts and peg and glue it.
too thin to do that i am afraid, think its brass coated resin
Hare today, gone tomorrow
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mummy is very upset, daughter is going through full repertoire of cute!!
This is the nearest I can find to explain what I mean.
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Simply glueing the broken parts back on with a butt joint will never be strong enough.
You need to increase the glue area and add some through strength with a sort of loose tenon.
Drill in to each broken face with a 3mm drill and use a cut down spoke as a spigot.
the metal is about .5mm in places
Oh, that's pretty thin.
I found this which explains what I mean a bit better.
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http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?autocom=ineo&mod=article&op=printable&id=392
If it's 0.5mm thick though, that won't work.
at 0.5mm glue is your only option or use a spoon and carbon rap- possibly brace from the rear for the ear where you wont see that side??
It should hold it as I assume you dont move it much.
Reassure the wife as it could have been a childs face. Probably best to move all your ornaments especially ones that you value and /or could injure said child.
drill into the resin then!
surely just an epoxy resin glue would suffice if it's to be kept away from playful hands?
the death of any 'ornament' is to be rejoiced. please reward the child.
Brushable Loctite and put it somewhere out of reach. Just fixed the cast support/leg/stand thing on the back of my Pure Move DAB with it after my son knocked it over.
It also works on glass lamp shades and pot cows.
Junkyard please stop the bullying and personal attacks.
Calm down al, I thought it was quite funny. Besides youre hardly whiter than white in this respect al.
if you mean it's hollow with very thin walls it'll be a bugger to fix dependably. maybe you could pack something inside to support it ?
😯 @ al I believe my defence here is that this is this internet and therefore not real.
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If the legs etc are hollow can you fill in the hole in 1 end with glue and stick a dowel (like MidTQG) out of it and get it set nice and hard and then fill other hole with glue (araldaite two parts works for me) get it tacky and then stick that way ?
LOL guys...good comebacks
Lob it int bin, buy something nice
m6ttf - **** off
JB Weld - metal filled epoxy - build up internal areas that are not visible and then paint with some model aircraft paint that is the best match.
Take the hint and buy the kid a fluffy bunny!
we had one of them when I was little. Thats all.