Thread: Liquid Metal

Devcon products are very good. I have used them to repair crank cases. Well prepared surfaces are the key to good bond.

Depends on the cause of the problem in the first instance as to how well/ long the repair will last. i.e a structural fail will likely reoccur if not fixed , same as welding.

Cheers

I use Loctite 'Liquid Metal' for quick repairs to shafts or bearing housings on jobs that I need to get going now.

Devcon, as said make great epoxies, and I've just started using JB Weld on some saw stuff as it has a higher operating temp than Devcon.

Note that for any epoxy to work successfully you need the parent metals etched and scrupulously clean, which means repeated cleaning with isopropyl alcohol or methyl ethyl ketone (nasty stuff and a carcinogen)

another Vote for JB Weld , very excellent product & a must have in the Landy Spares kit

sometimes hard to find here so I get it from USA via ebay ,

JB Weld for me too, used it plenty of times on my old Lighthweight!

Only used Devcon once, but it too is good stuff.

Dan

I agree with strangy, I have used Devcon to repair worn shafts etc in industrial applications many times.
Sets hard enough to machine in a lathe and can be drilled and tapped.
As strangy says, good preparation is the key to a good finished job, best if you can remove the part and do it on a bench and lathe it to finish if at all posible.

We use devcon on all the old car bodies, to cover screws, also as other said for repairing crankcases or whateve, sets hard, is machinable and we've never had a failure.
It is also failry available, dad got a big box at Bunnings, it seems to have metal grit in it to, the little tubes are smooth (no grit)

Cheers
Will

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

We use devcon on all the old car bodies, to cover screws, also as other said for repairing crankcases or whateve, sets hard, is machinable and we've never had a failure.
It is also failry available, dad got a big box at Bunnings, it seems to have metal grit in it to, the little tubes are smooth (no grit)

Cheers
Will

You van get iron, aluminium, bronze, titanium, etc filler with Devcon.

Belzona is another very good epoxy/filler.

I'll second the Belzona product ... but it's bloody expensive. Years ago I saw it used to rebuild badly cavitation worn impellers in power station cooling pumps (at a fraction of the cost of new impellers) and it works and lasts exceptionally well.

... but bloody expensive.