Fixing a Broken Plastic Part

by IdoM1 in Workshop > Repair

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Fixing a Broken Plastic Part

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My vacuum cleaner fell down the other day and one of its plastic parts broke off. after trying to glue it back with no success i decided to do it the hard way and use my soldering iron and some nails. IT WORKED :)

Parts and Tools

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soldering iron
cutter
pliers
tape
and 2 nails

Connect

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i used the tape to secure the two parts together. then cut and bended the nails to fit the connection.

Soldering the Nail to Place

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BE PATIENT- the tricky part here is to not use force to get the nail in the plastic, you have to wait for the nail to get hot enough and burn its way down to place.

You're Done

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