In the same direction. Try a polyisocyanate glue like Gorilla Glue. I have used that to fix a magnetic bit holder and it seems to be holding together for something like a year now. The glue foams up a bit and fills all the space but you need to be careful that it does not expand where you do not want it. On 2025-01-14 09:24, Don Tai via talk wrote:
not crazy glue, but epoxy, something like JB-Weld. it is not as strong as a metal weld but might be good enough for your usecase
On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 at 23:28, William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> wrote:
Hmm, that will ruin both the screwdriver (body) and the locking bit holder (the outer finish and magnet inside). OK, bad idea. I'll keep applying "krazy glue".
Thanks for the info. --
On 2025-01-13 20:48, Don Tai wrote: > agreed, touch, make a weld drop and you're done. The part we don't see > is that the metal is so hot that you can't touch it for 10 minutes, and > any plastic near it will be completely melted. Melting metal requires > high temps, 6k celsius is quite hot. I have used needle nose pliers to > hold metal pieces together for simple one touch zaps, and have melted > the plastic handle covers. I have used welding magnets to hold metal > pieces together for a single zap spot weld, and have melted the paint > off the magnet. > > On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 at 20:21, William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca > <mailto:opengeometry@yahoo.ca>> wrote: > > From what I saw on YouTube, you just touch, then zap. Now that you > mention it, I don't remember seeing any plastic near the metal parts > that they are welding. :-) > > > On 2025-01-12 17:51, Don Tai wrote: > > I stick weld (SMAW arc weld), heating the metal up to 6k C. This > will > > obliterate all the plastic nearby. You will need to disassemble the > > screwdriver to have any hope of repairing it. There must be > another way > > to put your locking bit holder on to your cordless screwdriver. > Do more > > research. Also is the metal you want to weld ferrous, like can > you stick > > a magnet to it? > > > > My recommendation is to buy a new cordless screwdriver, unless > you wish > > to spend more time figuring out how to disassemble it. The > battery is > > also close by, which would also be a concern. > > > > It is winter and f-ing cold outside, so I'm not welding. I'll be > > batching up jobs when spring comes. >
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