markiemrboo Report post Posted November 10, 2005 I just managed to get the front casing off my laptops screen to try and fix the broken hinge, it turns out to be .... worse than I thought! It's not just the plastic holding hole bits that have snapped off, it's the actual metal hinge itself that's manage to snap! Observe.... Broken Not broken So, my initial idea is to just... get my little dremel drill out, drill a hole right through the case where the screw holdy hole bits should have been, bolt the broke bit of hinge back to the case and use this glue I just got to glue the broke hinge metal bit back. I reckon that'd work pretty well, but the two screws showing on the lid would obviously look a bit ugly (i could spray them black, but they'd still be visible ). So before I go ahead and do this, I was just gonna ask if anyone had any better ideas as to how I might fix this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
94Camaro Report post Posted November 10, 2005 Hmm, know anyone who can weld on small stuff like that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markiemrboo Report post Posted November 10, 2005 Hmm, know anyone who can weld on small stuff like that? 575397[/snapback] Nopes? :thumbs-up: I imagine even if I did it'd just snap again eventually, because it wouldn't be screwed to anything any more...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apostolics Report post Posted November 10, 2005 glue is the best none destructive thing to use. just sand down and make good contct it should ba as good as new Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wamason Report post Posted December 2, 2005 Check on Ebay for replacement parts. I've had to swap the hinge assembly out of my wife's Latitude D600, and that's where I got the Hinge assembly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suchuwato Report post Posted December 2, 2005 go down to one of the chemistry labs at uni and ask them for something that'll melt the metal so you can bung 'em back together Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markiemrboo Report post Posted December 2, 2005 go down to one of the chemistry labs at uni and ask them for something that'll melt the metal so you can bung 'em back together 589109[/snapback] lol sounds like a plan. Yeah, been too busy to actually bother with it really! Still sitting here broken (but usable) with the casing off! Discovered the hinge itself is actually really quite seized up too so... meh.... dunno. Love the sig image by the way!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
