[ARC5] Broken Weller Soldering Gun case repair

[Roy Morgan]

On May 30, 2015, at 5:36 PM, Tom Bridgers <tarheel6 at msn.com> wrote:

> Recently my Weller Soldering Gun slipped off of the workbench and hit the concrete floor ...wondered if it could be glued or taped back together.

> I've not had much success in the past gluing plastics , but surprisingly Super Glue, the gel version, worked, and I'm now back in business.

It appears that you used super glue and it is holding.  Perhaps not for long.  

If it comes apart again, go for JB Weld epoxy.  NOT the quick setting kind.

Take the case off the innards of the gun completely so you can work with the parts. Use tape or styrofoam and toothpicks to hold the parts together.  You may want to clean off the super glue from the edges of the pieces.  Super glue depends on very tight contact between the parts and works best with smooth flat surfaces.

Roy

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