Can anyone repair an Ultrabay 2000 Guide Rail?

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Can anyone repair an Ultrabay 2000 Guide Rail?

#1 Post by RealBlackStuff » Thu May 29, 2008 10:03 am

Has anyone found a method to repair the Ultrabay 2000 Guide Rail?
I'm talking about the small angled support at the far right corner, that is held in place by a screw from the back. It sits above the release for the CD or Floppy or other Ultrabay device.
Any tips, tricks, hints, etc. are highly welcome.
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#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sat May 31, 2008 11:44 am

Has nobody tried it with e.g. liquid metal, Araldite, 2-component glue etc?
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#3 Post by rkawakami » Sat May 31, 2008 12:14 pm

Just searched Google for this after reviewing our previous conversation:

bond aluminum

and these appeared in the list of hits:

How to bond aluminum to aluminum?
Metal Bonding
Adhesives bond aluminum, steel, galvanized metals to substrate

About the only way I can see something like these materials being used would be to bond a separate angled piece between the side of the Ultrabay cage and the top of the broken mounting tab. All of the ones that I have seen break at the bend where the aluminum has been turned 90 degrees (i.e., the weld of the tab to the cage frame is still intact).
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#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sat May 31, 2008 2:33 pm

The JB Welding sounds the most promising, but there is not a lot to fill with that paste, without a metal 'filler'.
My son-in-law has access to metal-turning machinery.
He's going to make me some aluminum parts for that corner, a rectangular piece with a round cutout for the plastic bush from the hinge-cover. That piece should then be glued in the inside corner of the broken support.
I'll let you know when I get them, and if they work.
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