Repair of plastic scissor handle

The most effective repair of plastic is based on the example of hand scissors, in which one of the handles broke due to excessive force. I will tell you about a method for restoring broken plastic products. This method will allow you to use them as intensively as before the breakdown.

Repair of plastic scissor handle

What do we need

  • Cyanoacrylate glue (regular superglue, and best of all gel - it does not spread);
  • Paper tape;
  • Soldering iron;
  • A piece of stranded wire.

Preliminary restoration by gluing

First you need to restore the geometry of the broken handle. To do this, we glue it with superglue, following the rules for performing the work - the substance is applied to both surfaces, and after the reaction with the plastic begins, they must be pressed tightly together until completely hardened.

Repair of plastic scissor handle

In order not to sit for several hours with scissors in your hands, we use paper tape to fix the broken handle.

Repair of plastic scissor handle

Connection reinforcement

Once the glue has dried, scissors can be used, but if you cut something with force, they will most likely break again in the same place. To avoid this, it is necessary to perform reinforcement.To do this, we need to remove the insulation from a copper wire with a cross-section of 2.5 mm and cut 1 cm from the edge. Then it must be placed on paper tape, gluing only half, and then placed in the center of the glued joint and glued to the scissors with the same tape. Thus, on one side of the fault, the wiring harness will not be covered by anything.

Repair of plastic scissor handle
Repair of plastic scissor handle

Next, using a heated soldering iron, we begin to warm up the wires of the free edge, which, in turn, melt the handle and slowly sink into it. We smooth out the plastic that appears on top of the wires with a soldering iron, leveling out the traces of our intervention.

Repair of plastic scissor handle

Then we repeat the procedure with the other edge of the tourniquet, after removing the tape. The wires should be completely immersed in the plastic; no protruding wires should be left. At the end of the work, we level the entire surface of the area where the reinforcement was carried out.

Repair of plastic scissor handle
Repair of plastic scissor handle

Reinforced connection on both sides.

Repair of plastic scissor handle

Safety precautions

When working with a soldering iron, you should take precautions - the part above the handle is very hot, and the tip has the melting point of tin and can cause severe burns if it comes into contact with the skin.

Trial

Repair of plastic scissor handle

After the plastic has completely cooled, the scissors are ready for use. To check the strength of the connection, take a sushi stick - it is made of wood and quite strong. To cut it, you have to put in a lot of effort, but the restored connection showed excellent results in this experiment, withstanding a fairly serious load.

Restoring plastic using reinforcement is a completely simple procedure, but very effective. In any case, now you definitely won’t have to throw away the scissors.

Repair of plastic scissor handle

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Comments (10)
  1. Guest Vladimir
    #1 Guest Vladimir Guests 26 March 2019 13:43
    3
    You can simply heat a piece of nail over gas and fuse it
  2. Guest Andrey
    #2 Guest Andrey Guests 26 March 2019 17:59
    0
    some kind of bullshit. I drilled holes in the handles with a thin drill. I poured epoxy into them. Inserted a piece of nail.
    1. Evgeniy Dyachenko
      #3 Evgeniy Dyachenko Guests April 1, 2019 00:05
      2
      Before you talk nonsense, look at the handles of the scissors, and then think about what kind of nail you dream of melting!
  3. Den
    #4 Den Guests 26 March 2019 18:13
    2
    Why wrap an element glued with superglue with tape? Superglue sets in seconds...
  4. Sashkent
    #5 Sashkent Guests 26 March 2019 22:12
    3
    Guys, what are you doing, is it really that bad? Such scissors cost 50 rubles in Auchan...
    1. Guest Sasha
      #6 Guest Sasha Guests 27 March 2019 17:10
      3
      Can he go 200 km to Auchan?
    2. Sergey K
      #7 Sergey K Visitors April 22, 2019 09:21
      7
      If it is possible to fix it and it is not too expensive, then why not?
      And it happens that you come across successful scissors...
      But buying new ones is a lottery, they look very decent, they cut them in the store, and after a while they throw them away!
  5. Eugene
    #8 Eugene Guests 27 March 2019 13:56
    2
    I drilled it, tightened it with a self-tapping screw, and ground off the cap....perfect and will last a long time
  6. Vita
    #9 Vita Guests 25 April 2019 13:29
    0
    In any case, you need to know the composition of the material first. If you take the Chinese, they are prefabricated. You make it in one place and it breaks in another. They cut well. Not long ago, one of the comments made a mistake (I see I was in a hurry) how I restored one ring, and another is on the way.
  7. Svetoslav Gost.
    #10 Svetoslav Gost. Guests 27 February 2020 18:32
    0
    There are thermosetting and thermosetting plastics. The second does not melt.