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Temu plastic welding gun
🕑 Added 2024-03-04 22:29:33 +0000 UTCThis rather intriguing unit passes high current through staples to allow them to be melted into plastic to repair cracked or broken sections.
Probably aimed at repairing the explode-on-impact plastic bumpers used on most modern cars.
Comments
mikenco
Better rotation of the staple would mean more wires will bridge the crack, make the repair a little stronger. It looks like it could be quite useful, especially if coupled with some body filler and maybe a skim of Araldite on the exposed joins.
evilution
I have used one of these regularly for years and they re priceless for plastic repairs. Mine is more of a wand than a gun and mine is so abused that they transformer rattles in mine. The amount of money I have saved not buying bumpers and brackets has paid for itself hundreds of times over.. The large wave staples go along a break and the small wave staples go across a break. It also helps if you plunge the staple in to depth and then give it a little twist to lock it inside the piece. Then use the additional spade bit (or an old soldering iron) to melt the displaced plastic back into place. I also use old zip tie cut offs and melt that into and around the repair to build it up a bit at the back. A bit like TIG welding but for plastic.
