Broken slate, soup cans, clamps, L-channel, straight edge, super-glue, and bondo.

SlateMate said:
how about slow-dry JB Weld? i've done it before on a cracked and shattered slate. i gooped it, clamped it and then sanded it smooth the next day. i was shocked when i sold that table and we moved the slate and my fix didn't break.
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Once you get the slates to match up perfect, the last thing you want to do is pull them apart again just to apply a 2 part glue. As it is it can take a while just to get the slates set with a straight edge to maintain a flat surface before adding glue. Believe me when I say superglue like water, will seep through the tightest crack.
 
what happen it to break, what are we looking at here, with this latest repair project.
new, old of what, 9'? , looks like it came together OK.
You had soup for a week or so? ...had to be the same brand.
 
It's a 1935 Brunswick Challenger, 8.5', a T-rail table.
The crack was across the rail bolt's embedded nut recess, at first I thought from over-tightening. But I noticed also that the slate board near the corner had a knot in it, causing part of the board to come loose there, causing poor support of the slate in that corner (nearest that bolt). Maybe to be expected with a 85+ year old table and slate boards. Sucks, but we don't expect old cars to be easy, either.
And I like Tomato soup :)
 
Once you get the slates to match up perfect, the last thing you want to do is pull them apart again just to apply a 2 part glue.
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i like the watery super-glue method but i think that JB Weld epoxy is stronger.... with the slow-dry JB Weld you can mix it and apply then you have 4-6 hours before it sets up which is ample time for a pro to get the slate level.
 
angluse said:
It's a 1935 Brunswick Challenger, 8.5', a T-rail table.
The crack was across the rail bolt's embedded nut recess, at first I thought from over-tightening. But I noticed also that the slate board near the corner had a knot in it, causing part of the board to come loose there, causing poor support of the slate in that corner (nearest that bolt). Maybe to be expected with a 85+ year old table and slate boards. Sucks, but we don't expect old cars to be easy, either.
And I like Tomato soup :)
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aaaah, I remember seeing that one, she's a beauty; the ball return :smile:.
The break came after the completion/restore, what the picture shows?
 
Yes, some time after the restore, probably when a too-heavy player leaned on it in that unsupported area (me). I hadn't noticed anything until I tore it down to move recently. A mechanic around here suggested to just leave it alone and float it with filler, but I couldn't do that.
 
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