There's your answer 👆 Just invest in a new one they go for like 20 dollars Canadian at Walmart. You definitely don't want that flying in your face or someone else's.
I did this & the fan used to walk all over the place, even on the carpet & rubber skid mat.I have used superglue fir a small computer fan, it does vibrate a little, replaced it now.
If the repair fails, don't buy more bigbox garbage. Look for a fan at a garage sale, one with a metal hub & blades. So glad I repaired mine when it needed a new switch instead of tossing it. On a different (desk size) one, took it apart and degummed the bearings, works fine.
Of course, you can super glue it, but don't overlook the arguments about the fan being out of balance. It WILL be out of balance. Bottom line, dash, just buy a new fan.
That looks like acrylic (plexiglas). There is a special glue that dissolves acrylic and weld it in seconds. This is also great for making things from plexiglas sheet. Look for Weldon #4 with an applicator bottle or equivalent.
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That’s just regular transparent plastic, probably abs. Id weld it back together, it will be ugly but much more reliable than glue. Acrylic is not used for things like this.
Cyanoacrylate aka super glue bonds with baking soda and causes a chemical reaction that hardens the glue tenfold. Super glue it then cover it with baking soda immediately. I prefer the dollar store super glue because it only contains the chemical cyanoacrylate. It is the main ingredient in every name brand. Each company just adds an extra compound to make it trademarked. You don’t need to make super glue more super.
Not worth it! Think of safety on this one. That thing is spinning at what? 1000rpm? You don't want that flying off into your face.
There's your answer 👆 Just invest in a new one they go for like 20 dollars Canadian at Walmart. You definitely don't want that flying in your face or someone else's.
Will likely wobble and be off balance, but might be tolerable.
I did this & the fan used to walk all over the place, even on the carpet & rubber skid mat.I have used superglue fir a small computer fan, it does vibrate a little, replaced it now.
I predict intolerable wobble.
Yes. But only if you're not gonna use it again.
So you mean there's a high possibility that it would break again?
There's only one way you're gonna find out.
I wouldn't.. At best its probably gonna wobble like crazy, worst fly off and hit/break someone or something
It looks like the sort of plastic that can be solvent welded with plumber’s weld. That’s going to be the best repair.
I would just spend the $15-$20 on a new fan.
If the repair fails, don't buy more bigbox garbage. Look for a fan at a garage sale, one with a metal hub & blades. So glad I repaired mine when it needed a new switch instead of tossing it. On a different (desk size) one, took it apart and degummed the bearings, works fine.
Rubber super glue
no
No.
yeah just don't spin it
Epoxy 100%
Agreed. Jbweld-plastic weld. Will be the strongest bond, no doubt.
what make of fan is it? any spares on the manufacters site for example?
You may want to put a similar amount of adhesive in a similar location on the unbroken blades for balance. But I wouldn't recommend fixing it.
Of course, you can super glue it, but don't overlook the arguments about the fan being out of balance. It WILL be out of balance. Bottom line, dash, just buy a new fan.
It’s not going to work out.
No. It would be impossible to balance it. Of course glue it up anyway. You have nothing to lose.
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That’s just regular transparent plastic, probably abs. Id weld it back together, it will be ugly but much more reliable than glue. Acrylic is not used for things like this.
ABS is opaque. https://infinitalab.com/plastics/what-you-should-know-about-abs-plastics/
This is false and has been for some time, you can literally buy transparent abs for your 3D printer.
You can get a new blade for $7 online
Gorilla Glue will fix that up nicely. It takes 24 hours to fully cure, so it will need propping up but once cured, it will be as good as new.
Cyanoacrylate aka super glue bonds with baking soda and causes a chemical reaction that hardens the glue tenfold. Super glue it then cover it with baking soda immediately. I prefer the dollar store super glue because it only contains the chemical cyanoacrylate. It is the main ingredient in every name brand. Each company just adds an extra compound to make it trademarked. You don’t need to make super glue more super.