Can this be glued back together?

Jhayman

Well I knew I was going to get hit with the dreaded "look what a child did to my gear"
I was hosting Thanksgiving a few weeks back I had this TT sitting on a couch no one uses with some other gear..
Anyway I was going to post it for sale this week, but this happened and I don't know when or am I 100% sure it was one of the children that was here that day..
I did not notice it for about 2 weeks, as I don't frequent the basement to much, my main rig is upstairs..
If it's not glueable then could be a good time to try another arm maybe..?

F1nut

Hate to say it, but there's no way to fix that.

hochpt21

That hurts to look at.

skrol

It may be a long shot but I have mended many plastic things with JB Plastic Weld or similar products. And when it dries, it looks like you fixed it with chewing gum.
Stan

Jhayman

The TT is a Technics SL-1700mk2 with auto return..
I guess I'll put it for sale as is..
If it does not sell, I'll try a different arm

soundfreak1

Good time to upgrade arm. Probably can be glued but probably will never be right.that's a nice table find an arm!

pumpkinman

F1nut wrote: »

Hate to say it, but there's no way to fix that.

Agreed, even if you manage to glue together it'll never be right. Look for a replacement tonearm.

tonyb

pumpkinman wrote: »

F1nut wrote: »

Hate to say it, but there's no way to fix that.

Agreed, even if you manage to glue together it'll never be right. Look for a replacement tonearm.

Yep, or another table for parts selling cheap that you can use the tonearm.

Those family get togethers can be brutal on your stuff, especially with a gang of kids floating around not to mention the tipsy adults. I actually had one try and rip the tweeter off the top of a bookie because she thought it was a mic.

fmw

Sorry it happened. Glue won't do the trick. You will need to replace the tonearm.

oldrocker

J,

Hate to stick my nose in your business but maybe this will help.

Here is a guys name & number in Indiana who has a repair shop with lots of parts.
Robert (Bobbie) Getchell. 317-919-1061. He is also on facebook under Getchell Amplifier Company.
He sold me some parts for an old Technics TT I had.
He might have what you need.

FYI, I feel your pain, been there done that..

All the best,

David

Jhayman

Thanks for the kinds words guys, and David Thanks again for the info on a Technics repair guy..
I have not tried any methods so far I figured glue would not do the trick anyway so I was not even contemplating it..
I've got it listed for now on my site in Canada as a part table a few nibbles but nothing yet..
I still have my minty SL-1200mk2 but I liked the auto return on the 1700, sometimes I fall asleep while listening and hate waking up to my Cadenza Red playing for an hour or two in the run off groove..
If anyone here is interested shoot me a PM special Polkie price..

Jhayman

That must have been at least a little funny Tony if you were a little drunk Tony, lol
Funny thing is I'm sure it was my buddies little guy, he's 4, because when I go over to there place his Speakers look like they have go through the ringer..
Grills pulled and a few holes, some chips in the laminate, he bought them new 6 years ago..
Oh well you live you learn..
As my buddy always says it's only money..

tonyb wrote: »

pumpkinman wrote: »

F1nut wrote: »

Hate to say it, but there's no way to fix that.

Agreed, even if you manage to glue together it'll never be right. Look for a replacement tonearm.

Yep, or another table for parts selling cheap that you can use the tonearm.

Those family get togethers can be brutal on your stuff, especially with a gang of kids floating around not to mention the tipsy adults. I actually had one try and rip the tweeter off the top of a bookie because she thought it was a mic.

megasat16

Stan mentioned JB weld. I have the same idea. Use two parts JB weld original formula and clean the excess with damp paper tower. It may not look the best but it has saved me a great deal of regrets including the broken garden post.

If you can remove the arm first from the table, it would be easier to work JB weld around the broken pieces and makes a better bond.

pitdogg2

now even IF it could be done just what kind of alignment problems are going to happen ? Seems to me that would be a beast to align after the glue..

cnh

That looks "nasty"! I was thinking, maybe JB Weld as well. Worth a try but not 100 percent sure it will work in this case! Too bad, that's a nice table.

msg

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, an arm for a tonearm..."
Exodus, something or other, I think?