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repairing a peli case
angus:
my polypropylene sheet came in the post today- ebay at its best
have managed to weld up the 2 35mm holes, without making too much of a mess, and 5 smaller 6mm holes
also managed to scorch the end of my finger with the the hot air attachment on my gas soldering iron
the 5 smaller holes have cleaned up well, as i used part of the case to repair, so the colour is perfect
the larger holes the plastic is a different colour, but nothing a sticker wont hide!
:nrocks:
ddmckee54:
That's the spirit, stickers and paint hide lots of sins! DAMHIK!
Follow these 5 simple steps and you'll never have any construction problems:
1 - Measure to 0.001 (Inch or mm, you choose, doesn't really matter.)
2 - Mark with chalk.
3 - Cut with an axe.
4 - Grind to fit.
5 - Paint to match - you're done.
Easy-Peasey,
Don
nrml:
Can you please do a little write up on the process involved in welding the large holes if you can spare the time? It sounds like it would be very useful knowledge to have.
PK:
--- Quote from: ddmckee54 on August 11, 2016, 12:36:24 PM ---Follow these 5 simple steps and you'll never have any construction problems:
1 - Measure to 0.001 (Inch or mm, you choose, doesn't really matter.)
2 - Mark with chalk.
3 - Cut with an axe.
4 - Grind to fit.
5 - Paint to match - you're done.
--- End quote ---
"A grinder and paint makes me the welder I aint!"
tom osselton:
What kind of tip did you use? The one where the filler rod passes through it? I've been thinking about picking up a plastic welding tool.
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