Help mending a case I bought from MM

remy87 · 15 Oct 2012 at 22:40

So I bought a 2nd hand case from Members Market last week and this is what I got... asking for a 50% refund now.

The plastic things that holds the front end to the case is completely knackered.

I could only superglue 2 of the plastic thing back to it originally was the rest is so badly cracked that I couldn't do anything with it.
Now any ideas on how to at least fit it back to the case?
I don't need to open it again so a permanent solution is fine as well.
Superglue the whole front end?

PhillyDee · 16 Oct 2012 at 00:37

Araldite 2 part epoxy will work to glue the other bits back on, match the correct ones up. You can also get mitre adhesive which will work very well.

daveyg · 16 Oct 2012 at 13:14

PhillyDee said:
Araldite 2 part epoxy will work to glue the other bits back on, match the correct ones up. You can also get mitre adhesive which will work very well.

2 part expoy should be fine as long as you are not trying to glue parts that are under stress when used. What I mean is if the base of the stub is broken you should be fine, but if you are trying to glue a part like a snap pin the expoy will not give you the flexability you need and will break again.

remy87 · 16 Oct 2012 at 13:14

Hm i think I got those lying around in garage. Only 2 of those plastic thing was intact ish to work with though.

daveyg · 16 Oct 2012 at 13:40

looking closely at the picture good old poly cement (from airfix models) might do it quite well. Do a test somewhere descete first though.

smilertoo · 16 Oct 2012 at 13:48

contact fractal design and price a new front panel?

remy87 · 16 Oct 2012 at 15:10

I sort of fixed it it wasn't pretty but works very well.
Glued 4 screws with similar heights to the remaining 4 slots, duct tape the screws to make it softer. Mounted it back to the case and there was some play but I then duct the screws to the frame. It might not be very sturdy if I decide to carry the case by the front but it's sturdy enough to open and close the front end without releasing the whole thing.

At least it looks like a normal case.

For a permanent solution I have to do it another day as I got so many things to do.

Thanks guys