firewhatfire
Member
Well I was filling my stein and the handle broke off last night. I hope I can glue or epoxy it back on.
Sad day(Broke IAP 10th Stein Handle)
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Krash
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1 year expiration date? :biggrin:
OKLAHOMAN
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:crying:
KenV
Member
And it just went out of warranty!
You could post a WTB.
Maybe find one on auction here where all your buds can help you donate to IAP.
You could post a WTB.
Maybe find one on auction here where all your buds can help you donate to IAP.
Charlie_W
Member
How "hard" was the liquid you were pouring in the stein? :biggrin:
firewhatfire
Member
Well we do have some hard water.
firewhatfire
Member
I already tried that this week Derek.
toddlajoie
Member
I'm betting you're relatively adept at Epoxy....:biggrin:
KenV
Member
You may have noticed that it can be difficult getting sympathy on some things here. Sorry for your loss --- I consider those medium coffee cups, and grieve with you.
brownsfn2
Member
Use some of that JB Weld. I think it is stronger than epoxy and you can sand it and touch up the paint around the handle. What kinds or things are you drinking that are so heavy? 
jttheclockman
Member
Do some segmenting on it. Enter it in a contest.
SteveG
Member
If you use the JB Weld, be sure to give it the overnight cure time. I have (without paying enough attention) done some segment work with JB Weld, and moved on to the next step after a few hours. It failed, because I failed to wait out the designated cure time. I believe it to be a good, strong, higher temperature bond. May your mug live to see another day, back in full service!
They look like clean breaks so it should be relatively easy to fix. I'm almost convinced that you might want to use a simple glue like Elmer's rather than epoxy.....something you can apply to both surfaces and let it get tacky before you press them together. Clamping might be the biggest problem.
oneleggimp
Member
Do you live near a working historic site (like Colonial Williamsburg, Greenfield Village Olde Sturbridge Village, etc)? If so they might have a working potter or a working tinsmith. The tinsmith should be able to make you a "use it up handle" out of tin for your Stein. Won't look quite the same but it looks sort of neat and you still have your Stein. I used to work at Greenfield Village (in the Sawmills, Machine Shop, and Carriage Repair and Wheelwright Shop) and have several mugs/steins with Use em up handles.Well I was filling my stein and the handle broke off last night. I hope I can glue or epoxy it back on.
Sylvanite
Member
Maybe it's a sign that you should start using your 11th anniversary stein.
TBCbushings
Member
2 Coat of Thin and 10 coats of medium should work...
firewhatfire
Member
Received a lot of great ideas. This one would have been great except went with the blue coffee mug this time. Maybe next year we can have blue steins. I started with in weld today and if that doesn't hold I like the idea of a use it up handle.
The 2 coats thin she 10 medium made me chuckle
The 2 coats thin she 10 medium made me chuckle
Dale Lynch
Member
IAP ABUSE! isn't that a violation of terms and service?Better go beg Jeff for forgiveness.
TimS124
Member
Grind off the stumps of the old handle and declare it to be a pencil cup...
Shall I say a prayer(?). Poor cuppy! :crying: