2 parts snapped on my reprap portabee …
so now i need to extend the stepper motor wires and fix these two support of the x axis before I can print something
it’s not all plain sailing , that’s for sure
PLA parts weld together with a blue-flame lighter or heat gun etc.
I found a good way of fixing parts temporarily while I printed new ones was to wrap them up (or even hand-squish complete replacements) in soft Polymorph/Shapelock/Friendly Plastic with strategic bits of strengthening coat hanger wire where necessary. When it cools it’s really solid stuff, and yet you can rearrange it by warming it with a hair dryer.
Also soldering iron. On more than just a few occasions I’ve repaired cracked seams by using a large flat tip on a soldering iron and a clamp.
Not my soldering iron you don’t! Yeah, that works too. Great for pushing in awkward nuts and bolts with too.
As for ABS, mix some ABS scraps with acetone and you can solvent-weld the parts back together, making them stronger than ever.
Thanks , I will give it a go .