On 16/03/15 13:09, Broadback wrote:
We have a writing bureau with a drop down lid that should be supported
by 2 arms. My wife (first rule always blames someone else) opened the
lid without pulling out the supports. As a result the drop down lid has
broken off just above the hinge, It looks as though a strong wood glue
would do the job. Any suggestions please?

Araldite would probably be your best bet.

Now - my father used a writing bureau as a hifi centre (turntable in the
top).

He made a simple-ish mod to solve this problem:

Cut 2 5-7mm wide slots over the top of where the pull-outs run (ie one
slot over each, in the base of the top compartment).

Screw a right angle hook http://goo.gl/nTh9h2 in the top of the sliders
near the back so it presents up through the slot you made.

Fix this:

http://www.inbrass.co.uk/acatalog/LiftUpStay.jpg

to the door, lose the plastic block and drill to accept the hook you put
in the pull outs.

I don't think he actually used a screw hook - more likely he made a
bracket and skipped a bolt through the stay and the bracket with a
locknut to allow the joint to be loose enough to pivot - but it was
easier to describe it. I hope you get the idea...

As you open the door, the stays pull on the top hook/bracket on the
pullouts and pull them out - nice smooth automatic action. Closing does
the reverse.

Don;t know why bureau makers didn't do this as standard.