Epoxiputty?

[Grinder]

I have a front panel for a PC that has broken. It's normally secured to
the metal chassis by driving screws from within the chassis into 3/4"
plastic posts that attach to the very front face of the front panel.
Two of those posts have been sheared off at their base.

I've superglued them, but I know that won't hold against any shearing
force, which they're bound to receive. Is there some product I can glob
onto the base of the posts to secure them?

That epoxiputty stuff sort of looks useful, but the only application I'm
reserving for that is to make a suppository for Billy Mays.

 

[John McGaw]

I have a front panel for a PC that has broken. It's normally secured to
the metal chassis by driving screws from within the chassis into 3/4"
plastic posts that attach to the very front face of the front panel. Two
of those posts have been sheared off at their base.

I've superglued them, but I know that won't hold against any shearing
force, which they're bound to receive. Is there some product I can glob
onto the base of the posts to secure them?

That epoxiputty stuff sort of looks useful, but the only application I'm
reserving for that is to make a suppository for Billy Mays.

I suspect that the plastic for most inexpensive case parts is plain old
styrene -- the same stuff that was used for plastic model planes and such.
As such, some of the cement that is used for plastic model construction
might well be a candidate. It does not so much glue the pieces together as
it does dissolve the surfaces allowing them to fuse together.

 

[Grinder]

I have a front panel for a PC that has broken. It's normally secured to
the metal chassis by driving screws from within the chassis into 3/4"
plastic posts that attach to the very front face of the front panel. Two
of those posts have been sheared off at their base.

I've superglued them, but I know that won't hold against any shearing
force, which they're bound to receive. Is there some product I can glob
onto the base of the posts to secure them?

That epoxiputty stuff sort of looks useful, but the only application I'm
reserving for that is to make a suppository for Billy Mays.

I ended up using an epoxy from the makers of J-B weld. The posts were
in good shape, other than being snapped off at the base. Since they
were very close to the sides of the front panel, I was able to glob a
fair amount of epoxy in there as well.

Thanks for the comments--especially Ken. I had pretty much assumed that
putty was a gimmick, but might try it now.

http://paint-and-supplies.hardwares...ives/j-b-mini-clear-epoxy-syringe-140913.aspx

 

[larry moe 'n curly]

I have a front panel for a PC that has broken. It's normally secured to
the metal chassis by driving screws from within the chassis into 3/4"
plastic posts that attach to the very front face of the front panel.
Two of those posts have been sheared off at their base.

I've superglued them, but I know that won't hold against any shearing
force, which they're bound to receive. Is there some product I can glob
onto the base of the posts to secure them?

That epoxiputty stuff sort of looks useful, but the only application I'm
reserving for that is to make a suppository for Billy Mays.

The latest Consumer Reports has a brief article about Mighty Putty
(the Billy Mays stuff), Devcon Plastic Steel, Loctite Sumo Glue, and
Elmer's Ultimate. All worked well, but the last three worked better
than Mighty Putty and were cheaper. However the plastic used for PC
case front panels is almost always ABS, and it's best bonded with
solvent, such as lacquer thinner, carburetor/throttle body cleaner, or
PVC pipe glue. If the plastic post didn't sheer off flush, you can
reinforce it with some thinwall metal tubing (brass, aluminum, steel
from a hobby shop or real hardware store) epoxied over it.