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Repairing/modifying shoulder lamp.
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Author:  SimonT [ Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Repairing/modifying shoulder lamp.
Got a second hand shoulder lamp, which was essentially held together with cable ties and electrical tape.

The main box appears to be a hollow resin cast, which has been re enforced internally with resin/fiberglass. As you can see from the attached pic, the bottom has been hinged and it just clips together with a magnetic cabinet catch, which isnt very secure.

What I would like to do is somehow fix a couple of nuts inside the top corners of the lid, so I can drill through the back of the base and fix it with a couple of bolts. Any suggestions on how best to do that?

Thanks in advance.

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Author:  TazVader [ Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:47 am ]
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I'd drill your holes first thread the bolt through then put the nut on it. Then you can see exactly where they need to be bonded to the other side. Just an idea.

Cool Little project.

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Author:  SimonT [ Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:59 am ]
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How best to affix the nut to the lid though, would fibregalss car body filler do the trick?
Author:  Dropshipbob [ Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:57 pm ]
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You'd probably need something stronger like JB Weld.
Author:  TazVader [ Thu Apr 20, 2017 5:47 pm ]
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I agree...JB or a two part epoxy.

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Author:  SimonT [ Thu Apr 20, 2017 6:27 pm ]
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Isn't fibreglass car body filler just 2 part epoxy with re-enforcing fibreglass in it though?
Author:  The_BDK [ Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:28 am ]
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You're thinking of tiger hair. Its body putty with short fiberglass strands mixed in. I agree it probably would be better to use JB weld or a other epoxy glue and fill in smooth the look with regular body putty.
Author:  TazVader [ Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:42 am ]
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What he said lol Plus its easier to use a blod of JB lol Mostly.....


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Author:  SimonT [ Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re:
The_BDK wrote:
You're thinking of tiger hair. Its body putty with short fiberglass strands mixed in. I agree it probably would be better to use JB weld or a other epoxy glue and fill in smooth the look with regular body putty.


I think what you call Tiger Hair is probably what I'm thinking of when I refer to Fibreglass body filler (bearing in mind I live on the UK, so our descriptive terms are probably slightly different).
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