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Fin repair
« on: January 05, 2014, 07:16:47 pm »
Has anyone had any luck 'glueing' broken bits of cylinder fin back on? It's only a kids bike so the expense/hassle of welding it is off-putting, but it looks a bit povvo with the broken fin as is.
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2014, 07:35:01 pm »
Cut the fins off Paul. Seems to be all the rage in other topics

The BRAZILLIAN BIKE. Catchy, don't you think.
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2014, 07:38:33 pm »
Quote from: Ted on January 05, 2014, 07:35:01 pm
Cut the fins off Paul. Seems to be all the rage in other topics

The BRAZILLIAN BIKE. Catchy, don't you think.

Might be a bit 'wrong' on a kids bike though Ted?

If I keep knocking the poor bloody thing over in the shed it won't have fins anyway.
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2014, 07:38:49 pm »
Maybe some liquid metal might work I'd try the liquid metal but I wouldn't just do it in the crack I'd overlap it a bit there is a fair amount of vibration I think even some of the heat proof two part exopys might work for you, thanks Michael.
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2014, 07:43:40 pm »
Cheers Michael,  yeah I didn't want the broken piece to heat up and fall off somewhere. At least it's a relatively easy fix at the moment.  I don't want to have to replicate a missing piece.
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2014, 07:55:49 pm »


I stumbled onto this.
I hope it helps
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2014, 07:55:54 pm »
Paul ... PVA glue any good  :D
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2014, 07:58:12 pm »
Quote from: oldfart on January 05, 2014, 07:55:54 pm
Paul ... PVA glue any good  :D

Works better than that smelly stuff you lot use
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2014, 08:00:24 pm »
Quote from: Paul552 on January 05, 2014, 07:55:49 pm


I stumbled onto this.
I hope it helps

Thanks but I'm not on Facepalm, was it a glue he used?
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2014, 08:02:29 pm »
I saw it on the holly page?
Sorry mate I know nothing about it but I thought you might google stalactite???
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #10 on: January 05, 2014, 08:08:20 pm »
Ah ok, I thought he was saying it stuck like a stalactite??

Anyhow,  I googled stalactite glue (I can't believe google offered that text suggestion as I typed??) but all I could find was people wanting to repair their broken stalactites? Didn't realise it was such an issue.
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #11 on: January 05, 2014, 08:16:22 pm »
Quote from: mainline on January 05, 2014, 08:08:20 pm
Ah ok, I thought he was saying it stuck like a stalactite??

Anyhow,  I googled stalactite glue (I can't believe google offered that text suggestion as I typed??) but all I could find was people wanting to repair their broken stalactites? Didn't realise it was such an issue.

Could be both Japan is a funny place :)
Sorry it doesnt help
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #12 on: January 05, 2014, 08:23:19 pm »
Don't upset the stalactite mob. They will come down on you.
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Re: Fin repair
« Reply #13 on: January 05, 2014, 08:30:38 pm »
 
Quote from: Ted on January 05, 2014, 08:23:19 pm
Don't upset the stalactite mob. They will come down on you.

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