"larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Grinder wrote:
>> I have a front panel for a PC that has broken. It's normally secured to
>> the metal chassis by driving screws from within the chassis into 3/4"
>> plastic posts that attach to the very front face of the front panel.
>> Two of those posts have been sheared off at their base.
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>> I've superglued them, but I know that won't hold against any shearing
>> force, which they're bound to receive. Is there some product I can glob
>> onto the base of the posts to secure them?
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>> That epoxiputty stuff sort of looks useful, but the only application I'm
>> reserving for that is to make a suppository for Billy Mays.
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> The latest Consumer Reports has a brief article about Mighty Putty
> (the Billy Mays stuff), Devcon Plastic Steel, Loctite Sumo Glue, and
> Elmer's Ultimate. All worked well, but the last three worked better
> than Mighty Putty and were cheaper.

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Those "last three" are simple Epoxy glues, the Epoxy Putties (and
there are plenty of them besides this Mighty Putty) are not just glue.
There are a number of different formulations used in auto repair, for
instance. There are a number of formulations used in the plumbing
field. It is a common and useful aid to Marine repairs. Some use
metal fillers, some plastic. "QuikSteel" is a well known example.
http://www.dual-star.com/index2/Serv...xy%20Putty.htm
http://www.andax.com/epoxy-putty.aspx
http://epoxygator.com/
http://www.tsground.com/
http://www.dawginc.com/secondary-spi...pair-putty.php
http://www.verick.com/data_maintenance02.htm including Titanium Putty.
http://www.parkeryamaha.com/browsepr...utty-2oz..html

As for Billy's Putty:
http://www.diylife.com/2008/01/08/bi...under-the-sun/

The stuff I've used has always worked.
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> However the plastic used for PC
> case front panels is almost always ABS, and it's best bonded with
> solvent, such as lacquer thinner, carburetor/throttle body cleaner, or
> PVC pipe glue. If the plastic post didn't sheer off flush, you can
> reinforce it with some thinwall metal tubing (brass, aluminum, steel
> from a hobby shop or real hardware store) epoxied over it.