anyone up for a spot of wielding

Mr.Magoo2007

hi
seems that a part of my ca m4 has been broken for the last month. you know the metal guard at the back of the gun for the stock screw well thats been broken all along(it ensures that the screw attaching the stock to the gun does not take too much stress i think). the stock was loose from the moment i took it out of the package so i just tightened the screws on the stock which worked for a while. however i recently noticed it was comin loose again so took apart the stock to find the metal guard broken and some of the threads worn off the screw . i have gotten on to uncompany about this but they may tell me to piss off ( not in so many words of course) seen as its been a month. i think it could be fixed if the part could be wielded back on so anyone got a blow torch handy .

Mr.Magoo2007

hmm ok so does can anyone then recommend a way to bind two peices of metal togheter ( ie some type of glue or something )

kdouglas

have a look in your local motor factors for epoxy putty, it comes in a small little tube, i've used it for repairing stuff before and it's quite good, just knead it until it becomes a certain colour and then apply by hand, just make sure you wash it off your hands before it dries!

Mr.Magoo2007

ok thanks man. this stuff can survive a fair amount of stress then?

RC car fanatic

i its small its you can use solder ut it would have to be in a straight line and not just blobs

cherubaul

your'e looking for something called isopon when you go into the motor factors. I've found it to be the best on the market make sure you get the highest grade available. you dont have to be extremely neat in its application just make sure you get a good strong fix and then the beauty of it is you can then sand it down to the required shape and finish

Mr.Magoo2007

ok cheers guys will have to have a look around my area for a moter factor (anyone know of any good around the dundhrum area or along the green luas line) cherubaul i assume isopon is a type of epoxy putty or is it something else?

CrazyRabbit

There is also something called Liquid Metal. Haven't seen it in a while though, so not sure where to get it. You mix 2 gels together and apply it to the pieces of metal you want to join. When it harders, it's a solid metal and quite strong. They even use it in NASA for shuttle repairs.

o1s1n

CrazyRabbit wrote:

There is also something called Liquid Metal

Be careful with that stuff. Some side effects include;

liamo333

Tis only a flesh wound.

CrazyRabbit

o1s1n wrote:

Be careful with that stuff. Some side effects include;

Headshots FTW!

Mr.Magoo2007

while doing some surfing earlier today i did find something called liqued nails

cherubaul

thats the stuff in a silicon sealant style tube isn't it? iirc the father used it once for a bit of repair work and thought it dried out to be very brittle.

Skatedude

Liquid metal would probably be your best bet, most decent hardwares and indeed motor factor should have it,
It would be stronger and better to get it brazed though, brazing is kinda half way between soldering and welding, and its way stronger then both chemical metal and soldering, welding would be too hot for the low grade metal in most airsoft products but would would have to find a steel works that will do it cheaply, i could easily do it but i dont have access to equipment anymore.

I'll be at hrta this sat morning if you want me to look at it for you, i'm a maintenance tech and i can bring some chem metal with me, and i'll see if i can dig up a tap and die to retread it if necessary

Mr.Magoo2007

i have already put some epoxy putty on it and it seems to be holding it in place fine for now. will have to wait and see what happens to it once i start to use it in the field