Sticking plastic
 

I've got a paper shredder (not one of the cheap ones) where the plastic
casing around the blades has been broken by the pressure of the paper etc. I
have tried to glue(with super glue) it back together but the joint keeps
breaking even after letting the glue dry for 24 hours.



Any recommended glues / reinforcing I could try. I did try to stick on
plastic reinforcing, but the glue did not hold



Thanks

Sticking plastic
 

nospam wrote:

I've got a paper shredder (not one of the cheap ones) where the plastic
casing around the blades has been broken by the pressure of the paper etc. I
have tried to glue(with super glue) it back together but the joint keeps
breaking even after letting the glue dry for 24 hours.



Any recommended glues / reinforcing I could try. I did try to stick on
plastic reinforcing, but the glue did not hold



Thanks

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Adhesive

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nospam wrote:

I've got a paper shredder (not one of the cheap ones) where the plastic
casing around the blades has been broken by the pressure of the paper
etc. I
have tried to glue(with super glue) it back together but the joint keeps
breaking even after letting the glue dry for 24 hours.



Any recommended glues / reinforcing I could try. I did try to stick on
plastic reinforcing, but the glue did not hold



Thanks

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Adhesive


Meow2222

I can understand the idea of your wiki, how evre the link you have posted is
about as useful as the link below

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/...t=glue&x=0&y=0

I don't have any idea of the plastics used

The idea of the forum is to allow people to discuss their experiances not
just an faq. If i wanted automated results i would have googled, but i am
loking for people experiances

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"nospam" wrote in message
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I've got a paper shredder (not one of the cheap ones) where the plastic
casing around the blades has been broken by the pressure of the paper etc.
I have tried to glue(with super glue) it back together but the joint keeps
breaking even after letting the glue dry for 24 hours.



Any recommended glues / reinforcing I could try. I did try to stick on
plastic reinforcing, but the glue did not hold



Thanks

If the pressure of paper is sufficient to break it when it's a solid piece,
glueing it will never work because the break-line will always be a weak
spot - much weaker than the solid piece it used to be. Get yourself down to
your local Woolworths and buy one of these:

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/pr...l?pid=50282463

Takes up to 5 sheets at a time and will even shred credit cards. Been using
ours for the past year without any problems, and at £14.99 it's just not
worth the hassle (and frustration when the glued repair fails) of trying to
glue it.

JellyBelly

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"nospam" wrote in message
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I've got a paper shredder (not one of the cheap ones) where the plastic
casing around the blades has been broken by the pressure of the paper
etc. I have tried to glue(with super glue) it back together but the joint
keeps breaking even after letting the glue dry for 24 hours.



Any recommended glues / reinforcing I could try. I did try to stick on
plastic reinforcing, but the glue did not hold



Thanks

If the pressure of paper is sufficient to break it when it's a solid
piece, glueing it will never work because the break-line will always be a
weak spot - much weaker than the solid piece it used to be. Get yourself
down to your local Woolworths and buy one of these:

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/pr...l?pid=50282463

Takes up to 5 sheets at a time and will even shred credit cards. Been
using ours for the past year without any problems, and at £14.99 it's just
not worth the hassle (and frustration when the glued repair fails) of
trying to glue it.

JellyBelly


Thanks Jelly Belly
I though that may the answer, that it was not possible to fix.
I purchased the model shown below as I considered it to be the best at the
time
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/6700744.htm

May be I was wrong, may be I need a heaver duty model. I just feel the
Woolworths one will not last long either

Anyone any comments ?

Sticking plastic
 

nospam wrote:
I purchased the model shown below as I considered it to be the best at the
time
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/6700744.htm

May be I was wrong, may be I need a heaver duty model. I just feel the
Woolworths one will not last long either

Anyone any comments ?

Maybe you could return it to Argos for a refund/replacement?

Alex

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"Alex" wrote in message
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nospam wrote:
I purchased the model shown below as I considered it to be the best at
the time
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/6700744.htm

May be I was wrong, may be I need a heaver duty model. I just feel the
Woolworths one will not last long either

Anyone any comments ?

Maybe you could return it to Argos for a refund/replacement?

Alex



out of warranty , its only the cutters which are guaranteed for 5 years, not
the rest of the unit,. The cutters look almost indestructible (when used as
a shredder)

Sticking plastic
 

On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:33:35 -0000, nospam wrote:


I've got a paper shredder (not one of the cheap ones) where the plastic
casing around the blades has been broken by the pressure of the paper etc. I
have tried to glue(with super glue) it back together but the joint keeps
breaking even after letting the glue dry for 24 hours.



Any recommended glues / reinforcing I could try. I did try to stick on
plastic reinforcing, but the glue did not hold

You'll never get an adhesive that's strong enough to last forever.
Depending what type of plastic it is (I'd guess polycarbonate, since
you say it's not a cheap shredder, in which case you're screwed) you
may be able to get something like "Plasweld" from a model shop. This
is just some solvent. You apply this to one side of the break, it
dissolves the plastic, then you apply pressure until the solvent has
evaporated. However it's unlikely this will last forever.

Your best bet would be to screw a metal plate across the break. Use a
couple of M2.5 screws/nuts on each side of the break into a suitably
sized piece of Ali. sheet. It won't be a pretty fix (more like
Frankenstein's monster), but you can bask in the knowledge that fixing
an appliance is much more ecologically sound that replacing it.

Pete

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.. never trust a man who, when left alone ...... Pete Lynch .
.. in a room with a tea cosy ...... Marlow, England .
.. doesn't try it on (Billy Connolly) .....................................

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In article ,
nospam wrote:
Meow2222

I can understand the idea of your wiki, how evre the link you have
posted is about as useful as the link below

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/...t=glue&x=0&y=0

I don't have any idea of the plastics used

Nor probably will anyone here apart from an informed guess.

The idea of the forum is to allow people to discuss their experiances
not just an faq. If i wanted automated results i would have googled,
but i am loking for people experiances

Most 'soft' plastics can't be glued with much success. They need to be
welded - either heat or solvent. But even then the joint won't be as
strong as the original - which was in any case marginal otherwise it
wouldn't have broken.

--
*Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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Owain wrote:
nospam wrote:

Maybe you could return it to Argos for a refund/replacement?

out of warranty , its only the cutters which are guaranteed for 5
years, not the rest of the unit,. The cutters look almost
indestructible (when used as a shredder)


The manufacturer obviously expects you to have five years' beneficial
use of the product then, so that would be a reasonable indication of the
durability you could expect of the item; the Sale of Goods Act applies
regardless of any 'additional' warranty offered by the seller.

Owain

That is a very good point.

If the cutters are so strong that they guarantee them for 5 years but
the plastic splits after a couple of years, then how could you get 5
years use anyway?

With the plastic breaking after a couple of years, it could be argued
that there was a fault either with the design or manufacture and that
your expectations of a 5 year life, based upon the expected life of the
blades, did not happen before the plastic part broke, rendering the
shredder scrap.

I think Trading Standards could help you here.

Steve

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On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:36:15 -0000, "nospam"
wrote:


"JellyBelly" wrote in message
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"nospam" wrote in message
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I've got a paper shredder (not one of the cheap ones) where the plastic
casing around the blades has been broken by the pressure of the paper
etc. I have tried to glue(with super glue) it back together but the joint
keeps breaking even after letting the glue dry for 24 hours.



Any recommended glues / reinforcing I could try. I did try to stick on
plastic reinforcing, but the glue did not hold



Thanks

If the pressure of paper is sufficient to break it when it's a solid
piece, glueing it will never work because the break-line will always be a
weak spot - much weaker than the solid piece it used to be. Get yourself
down to your local Woolworths and buy one of these:

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/pr...l?pid=50282463

Takes up to 5 sheets at a time and will even shred credit cards. Been
using ours for the past year without any problems, and at £14.99 it's just
not worth the hassle (and frustration when the glued repair fails) of
trying to glue it.

JellyBelly


Thanks Jelly Belly
I though that may the answer, that it was not possible to fix.
I purchased the model shown below as I considered it to be the best at the
time
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/6700744.htm

May be I was wrong, may be I need a heaver duty model. I just feel the
Woolworths one will not last long either

Anyone any comments ?


A small bin in the backyard,a box of matches and the rest is up to
you.

Lidl are selling a shredder next thursday for 15GBP I believe it
shreds CD's as well?