About the product
Date of repair
Ref. number
12
Repairer
Rob Hodgson
Brand
Unknown/n.a.
Kind of product
Walking cane / walking stick
About the repair
Defect found
Split plastic seat
Problem description + probable cause
Fractured seat
Has the product been repaired?
Yes
What did you do to repair it?
The two broken pieces of plastic seat were temporarily welded together with soldering iron. Then fitted two supporting plates beneath the seat across the join with loctite and crews. For additional support, made a wooden top for the seat which has been glued and screwed in place, painted to match, then sealed with varnish.
Done our best, hope it will be fine, if it breaks again - please take to mending next time
Done our best, hope it will be fine, if it breaks again - please take to mending next time
What did you do, what advice did you give?
Temporary repair by welding using solder iron and wire tie as plastic welding material, given to woodworkers to reinforce.
Reparability of product (1 = difficult, 10 = easy)
3
Did you use repair information?
No, didn't look for it
Do you have any suggestions for other repairers of this (or similar) product?
Welding fractured thick polypropylene or polyethylene components is a simple way to fix items that don't glue well.
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