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4th September 2023, 12:24 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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So I fixed the broken leg on that Parker chair...
I'm reporting back as promised.
The photos will of course be on their side as they always are on this forum despite them being the correct way up on my desktop.
I used epoxy as advised to repair the break. Tricky to clamp, but that rope worked well - twisting it to tighten.
Used a router to make that channel. I didn't taper the ends - told myself that the curved ends matched the curve where the leg fixed to the back.
Then for added strength, I epoxied a piece of stainless threaded rod in the bottom of the channel. I had that idea when the person I was repairing the chair for told me that they work in orthopaedics and with a bone break like that they would ponder inserting a rod.
Just had to then glue in the filler piece and do my best to colour match it.
Finished in hardwax oil to match as best I could the original finish.
First time I have tried that sort of thing and it worked out okay. Took 4 hours in total.
Thanks for your collective advice.
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