Please Help Me Fix My Hang-It-All!

By Chrisjob

I picked up an Eames Hang-It-All on a recent trip to the DWR Warehouse sale.

Two of the horizontal pieces (yellow/pink and green/purple) were not attached, as seen in this photo:

How should I fix this? Epoxy? Industrial Strength Adhesive? Can it be welded or soldered without screwing up the white powder coat?

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November 19, 2007

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dustbuster7000

December 16, 2007

Tricky. A hot glue gun is not going to get it done and welding will likely spoil the powdercoat /plastic coating. First, try and get a refund or replacement.

If you have no luck, you might be able to use a wire brush to remove a bit of the powder coating around the joint, weld it together and then use a spray can with a matching color and finish (gloss or semi-gloss) to cover up the join. That will get you the strongest join, but requires the skills and tools.

Otherwise, do a pin and glue joint. Get a drill and a fine drill bit and drill a hole through both pieces at each joint location. Then rough up the joint location with a fine file or sandpaper. Apply some epoxy adhesive (high-strength two-part stuff) to the joint and pin the hole with some wire the same size as the hole. Spray paint as above to cover your repair.

Or just glue the joint (same method as above) and see what happens, that might be strong enough for your needs. If not, try the pin and glue method.

Good Luck !

missbelle

November 19, 2007

how much do the little pieces weigh? are they heavy?

I'm the glue gun diva, it usually works on everything for me...

You could glue gun it, and tie a see-thru wire around it, or a white wire to make sure it stays secure... and add a touch of glue on to the wire.