What can I use to repair a high traction wood area?

[dgordon86]

Working on another project, thought I would post this question in the forum..

I have this functioning ddr (cobalt flux) pad that I purchased off ebay some time ago. The seller didn't package well enough and it ended up being broken after shipping. He then said I could keep it after I was refunded.

Seeing as it's still working, is there anything that I can use to repair? I was thinking of bondo, but I know it would probably crack even more. Is there some type of glue/cement mix I can use?


please see attached photo to get a better idea.


Thanks!

- Dave.

[sstorkel]

Looks to me like the piece that's broken is made of wood and largely intact. Use Titebond, or any other type of wood glue, to glue it back together. You'll need to clamp the piece in place while the glue sets. If you don't have clamps, you could use a 5-minute two-part epoxy glue. Epoxy sticks to everything, so be careful with it!

Once you've glued the broken piece back in, you can then use wood putty to fill in any gaps.

[dgordon86]

cool, thanks!

found some expoxy the other day in my mom's basement. I'll be trying that out.

I have a very heavy foot when playing ddr, we'll see how it turns out.

[dgordon86]

just put it back together and it seems pretty stable. Epoxy is right up there with duct tape!

Thank you.

[fjl]

What is that? Particle wood? For me, I would remove the whole wood part and redo the whole thing with a stronger piece of wood.

[dgordon86]

yeah, it seems to be particle board. Heavy duty though, and it weighs about 45+ pounds. I'm bummed it was damaged, but can't complain for the price!

Haven't had time to test it out, but after the 1st I'll give it a shot on the heaviest setting. I weigh about 185-190 pounds

[pacmandude]

Usually an intact piece like that will fit back on without much of any gap like a puzzle piece. I usually dry fit it with a clamp. If everything looks good and even then I take some wood glue and reconnect. I'm glad it got repaired!

If glued back correctly it should take just as much weight as the surrounding wood. My guess would be that if it breaks again it won't be in the same place. Epoxy and wood glue are good because they aren't as brittle as other glues (CA, etc.).