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09/27/2014, 01:11 PM
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Lil baby sand shark
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: east coast
Posts: 127
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best thing to fix pump with?
I have a couple of aqeuon power heads that broke off at the ball on the suction cup and I was wondering what would be the best type of epoxy/glue to fix it. It would be plastic on plastic.
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09/27/2014, 01:13 PM
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Lil baby sand shark
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: east coast
Posts: 127
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I have weld-on 810 but I think that is more of a pvc epoxy. Anyone think that would do the job?
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09/27/2014, 07:03 PM
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Lil baby sand shark
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: east coast
Posts: 127
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I just used some clear 2 part 5 minute regular epoxy, hopefully it wont kill anything!
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09/27/2014, 07:18 PM
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Home made abyss
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Lake Saint Louis, MO
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Sorry to say, but it probably won't hold. The shaft from the ball to the housing is small and there is not much surface area for the epoxy to support. I can't think of anything but drilling both sides and tapping them for a plastic screw. But even then the surrounding plastic would be thin. Even worse is later the ball and socket lossen, won't support the head! I would replace it with something better.
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09/28/2014, 09:18 AM
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Lil baby sand shark
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: east coast
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I just took the dremel to both surfaces and made a smooth edge. They will not swivel anymore but I think they will do the job.
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