On Jun 20, 11:36 pm, ransley wrote:
On Jun 20, 5:25 pm, "Bob F" wrote:





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I have a jobmate pressure washer which has developed a hairline crack
in the shaft just after the trigger handle. It sprays water and
therefore loses pressure when using it.

The crack is about 2" long and the handle is made of some sort of
hard
plastic.

I was wondering about how to repair it?

I was considering a piece of metal rounded to fit the curvature of
the
rod where it is cracked and then maybe JB weld and hose clamps.

But I was then wondering if perhaps there is some sort of adhesive
which would actually dissolve and bond the two surfaces, or
something
better than JB weld.

Any ideas on this one?

It's hard enough to successfully repair a crack in regular plumbing.
If your part is cracked, it is unlikely there is anything you can do
that will make it stronger than it was when new. The plastic is either
stress fatigued, enbrittled from sun exposure or some such thing. It
will probably continue to crack no matter what you do.

If I had to do it, I'd probably try a few wraps of fiberglass cloth
saturated with epoxy resin. Wrap it when done with plastic wrap to
give a smooth finish and contain the mess untill cured. Sand the
surface first for grip.

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Its over 1000lb? so maybe nothing but JB weld did my radiator- Hide quoted text -

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It is rated at 1500 PSI. I tried just a jb weld patch and it blew off.