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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Figureman52 on 14 September 2016, 15:06:41
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The pulley wheel on my qualcast mower has broken. As the part is obsolete I was wondering if it would be possible to bond the two parts back together.
I was thinking of using Araldite or somthing like JB Weld.
It appears to be made of cast aluminium or something like.
Any advice would be most welcome.
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Looks more like the V-belt has worn through the thinnest part of the casting. That would make bonding it back together a very tricky proposition.
Pending a look at the side not shown in your photo, I would bore out the centre of the cogged wheel, and make a new spindle that bolts in place. But I would price a new mower first, as that's got to be at least a couple of hours work, assuming that a lathe is available.
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Worth a post on Freecycle? A long shot, I know, but somebody might have an otherwise dead mpower of similar model. Or, in desperation, eBay?
Ron.
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Also if you are on FB have a look at the sale/swap/freecycle sections, I have often seen mowers for spares or repair. :y
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i've never had good long term results with aluminium and epoxy no matter how clean i got the surfaces. solder would be better - clamp them gently together, heat them up and feed solder into the cracks so it melts and seeps in.
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I wish my lawnmower was broken.
Guess what I've been nagged into doing as the weather is nice :(
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I wish my lawnmower was broken.
Guess what I've been nagged into doing as the weather is nice :(
Ermmmmm.......visiting the local nudist colony? :-\
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i've never had good long term results with aluminium and epoxy no matter how clean i got the surfaces. solder would be better - clamp them gently together, heat them up and feed solder into the cracks so it melts and seeps in.
Would that be plumbers solder, and would a blowlamp be sufficient for heating?
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I've got one of these kits somewhere, but never used it. It was recommended to me ages ago for a repair on a motorbike. :-\
http://www.techno-weld.co.uk/home.html
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I wish my lawnmower was broken.
Guess what I've been nagged into doing as the weather is nice :(
Ermmmmm.......visiting the local nudist colony? :-\
Hmmm, most of the people I've known as "naturalists" I prefer with their kit ON.
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Would that be plumbers solder, and would a blowlamp be sufficient for heating?
google "soldering aluminium" there's lots of advice, not all the same :(. careful with a blow torch it is easily capable of melting aluminium (660C).
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I was given a couple of sticks of special solder-like substance for repairing aluminium once. Wonder if I've still got it somewhere?
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I was given a couple of sticks of special solder-like substance for repairing aluminium once. Wonder if I've still got it somewhere?
Not Lumiweld was it?
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I was given a couple of sticks of special solder-like substance for repairing aluminium once. Wonder if I've still got it somewhere?
Not Lumiweld was it?
I'm trying to think. Doesn't ring a bell. Some guy was doing the rounds of the kit car shows demonstrating it.
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I was given a couple of sticks of special solder-like substance for repairing aluminium once. Wonder if I've still got it somewhere?
Not Lumiweld was it?
I'm trying to think. Doesn't ring a bell. Some guy was doing the rounds of the kit car shows demonstrating it.
I`ve just found some in the shed, it`s like large sticks of solder that you`re supposed to be able to use with a blowtorch. It was recommended for repairing engine casings on bikes and stuff like that.
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I was given a couple of sticks of special solder-like substance for repairing aluminium once. Wonder if I've still got it somewhere?
Not Lumiweld was it?
I'm trying to think. Doesn't ring a bell. Some guy was doing the rounds of the kit car shows demonstrating it.
I`ve just found some in the shed, it`s like large sticks of solder that you`re supposed to be able to use with a blowtorch. It was recommended for repairing engine casings on bikes and stuff like that.
You sure that is solder and not a stick of lead?
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I was given a couple of sticks of special solder-like substance for repairing aluminium once. Wonder if I've still got it somewhere?
Not Lumiweld was it?
I'm trying to think. Doesn't ring a bell. Some guy was doing the rounds of the kit car shows demonstrating it.
I`ve just found some in the shed, it`s like large sticks of solder that you`re supposed to be able to use with a blowtorch. It was recommended for repairing engine casings on bikes and stuff like that.
You sure that is solder and not a stick of lead?
It`s more like a stick of aluminium THIS (http://www.frost.co.uk/lumiweld-kits.html) is the stuff :y