I think JB-Weld is just epoxy resin with a filler in it... powdered steel or
something. Very popular with the motorcycle crowd... seems to fix little
boo-boos in engine cases, valve covers, etc. Probably overkill for a camera
motor.
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
on 11/13/03 5:10 AM, Walt Wayman at hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Ah, JB Weld! That's great stuff too! I used it to fix the grip
> on an MD2 that I fished out of the bay real cheap* a couple of
> years ago because it had been dropped and a fairly large hole had
> been knocked in it. It worked perfectly, but looked really bad.
> A dollop of JB Weld, a little filing, a little sanding, a little
> flat black Testors enamel, and you can't tell it was ever injured.
>
> I've always wondered, though, how the camera that was attached
> fared. I didn't ask and wasn't told.
>
> Walt, who has duct tape in three colors.
>
> *It and a working M15.V Ni-Cd pack for less than $100.
>
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