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266353 Kirk Eppler <eppler.kirk@g...> 2018‑08‑18 Re: Tote Repair
I use a long bolt, with a plastic piece angled on the end.  Combination
alignment and clamp when a wingnut is added.

On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 7:39 AM, Claudio DeLorenzi 
wrote:

>  Get some 5/16” brass tubing.  Use it as an internal
> splint to align the broken parts.
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 10:10 AM wmy2@f... <
> wmy2@f...>
> wrote:
>
> >...I have struggled aligning the halves of cracked
> > plane totes to glue them. I.... It involves using a No. 2 Phillips
> screwdriver,
> > shimmed with a piece of soda can.  Thescrewdriver is a loose fit.
> Cutting a
> > triangle shaped piece of the soda can, with the tip trimmed off, I can
> use
> > it as a shimto tighten  the screwdriver to a snug fit, and the two halves
> > will align easily.
> >

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Kirk Eppler in HMB, CA

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