Tell me more ×
Home Improvement Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for contractors and serious DIYers. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 1 down vote favorite

Hi I have a Metal table with two Arms that protrude outwards and Up of which you can place a cup and small plate on or Similar (Great for keeping the main table clear) but one of the Kids fell and broke Part of the arm, now Super Glue is not Stromg enough and Im trying to find an extreamly hard Bonding agent Apart from Welding, that will hold the two seperate metals together. Thanks

share|improve this question
A broken part that requires good lateral strength (versus tensile strength) is going to be difficult or impossible to repair with any kind of glue or epoxy. That is, the shearing force exerted on the arm will just cause it to fail at the weakest point again -- that is the point where it broke and you repaired it. The force acts on it like a lever and puts tremendous stress at that point. If this is made of steel you could have it spot welded or you could fix it with a sleeve of some kind, but anything will be ugly... – jamietre Nov 28 '12 at 12:56

1 Answer

up vote 3 down vote

A photo would help us visualize the broken part, but provided there's enough surface area, JB Weld should work. It's an epoxy that can join metals.

enter image description here

share|improve this answer
THANK YOU Extreamly helpful will Order some Tonight (I am Housebound due to Severe Injuries) – Iain Davidson Nov 28 '12 at 8:17
A Hunch is that the metal is actually a cast iron. which will be hard to weld in any case... the other option is to make up some sort of brace where you use screws or rivits to attach a brace over the break.. – Hightower Nov 28 '12 at 10:30
JB Weld claims to work with cast iron. – DA01 Nov 28 '12 at 16:05

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.