Author Topic: Gottlieb Cleopatra Restoration  (Read 10119 times)

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Offline Brettski

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Re: Gottlieb Cleopatra Restoration
« Reply #45 on: September 28, 2015, 11:07:36 PM »
I managed to find a fix for the broken start insert..
It took me a while but I came up with a usable solution, primitive but works..

Here is how I did it..

In the first pic you will see the broken claws under the insert..





Next was to cut a piece of drinking straw the length of the claws ...




Then glued it in like so...




Then using a piece of clear plastic like used in packaging, (thin and firm) drill a hole slightly bigger than the stem of the star.




Cut it into a circle and cut a across to the center hole...




Slip it over the end of the star shaft like a cir-clip, finally you have a fixed start insert... :)




Works like a charm and hopefully help someone else out that gets into this situation.

Cheers: Brettski... :)