Aluminium bottle rack my old man found at the sale room. It was a bit shoogly as someone had previously tried to glue it. We think it is from the fifties as the aluminium is pretty thick and it was obviously cut out of a large plate.
The large parts are aluminium, but I am not sure about the rods. They feel very light indeed and have a different lustre.
What glue should I use to stick these together? I plan to clean out all the old glue from the holes and off the rod ends. Should I rough up the ends of the rods as well, as they are very shiney and slick?
https://i.imgur.com/1NytRSb.jpg Thanks, Ddig
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Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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Also - am I the only one who initially saw the image as a 'negative' - i.e. my brain saw the background as the foreground and the plate as being in relief ? I can't see it that way again now that my brain has seen the correct version.
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
I'm pretty sure the two flat pieces (there will be two! The whole thing stands up on what's the left-hand end in the pic) are cast not machined from plate, that's why they're not completely flat.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Although why anyone would want a rack for empty bottles is beyond me.
I managed to clean out the old glue without too much bother and I can see that two types of glue were used. In my experience with glues, it is usually down to preparation.
I am wondering about the 4 rods, they don't appear to be the same material as the plates and they are no where near an interference fit, so maybe they are not original.
As there is so much play, I am now not sure about a glue (never heard of aluminium epoxy before). I am now thinking about a slim plastic sleeve I can 'sweat' over the rod ends, then glue and trim afterwards.
I don't even drink wine, but maybe it will be an excuse to keep really big bottles of beer!
Thanks for the assistance.
Then get some rods with threaded ends, drill and tap new holes, screw in new rods. There's probably a craftsperson around that could do it for you for not much cost.
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
The only way I can think of is to do one end left-hand thread, but you would also need to make sure the start points of each thread were synchronised. Even then it would be very difficult to get all four to tighten at the same time.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein